Senate Bill 888 (2011) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 888: Offense of Sexting

GENERAL BILL by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities ; Judiciary ; Dean

Offense of Sexting; Provides that a minor commits the offense of sexting if he or she knowingly uses a computer, or any other device capable of electronic data transmission or distribution, to transmit or distribute to another minor any photograph or video of any person which depicts nudity and is harmful to minors. Provides noncriminal and criminal penalties. Provides that the act does not prohibit prosecution of a minor for conduct relating to material that includes the depiction of sexual conduct or sexual excitement or for stalking, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2011
Last Action: 5/3/2011 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 75 (Ch. 2011-180) -SJ 732
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Criminal Justice (CJ)
Judiciary (JU)
Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
Budget (BC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2011	Senate	• Filed
2/17/2011	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Budget -SJ 69
3/8/2011	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 69
3/9/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/14/2011	Senate	• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice (755604); YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 226 • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments) • Now in Judiciary -SJ 226
3/23/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/28/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/28/2011	Senate	• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 309
3/30/2011	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 314
3/31/2011	Senate	• Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities -SJ 309 • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 04/04/11, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/4/2011	Senate	• CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 323
4/5/2011	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 341
4/6/2011	Senate	• Now in Budget -SJ 323
4/14/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/15/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/15/2011	Senate	• Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 469
4/19/2011	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 469
4/29/2011	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11
5/3/2011	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 732 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 75 -SJ 732 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 75 (Ch. 2011-180) -SJ 732

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CS/CS/SB 888, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/5/2011 at 2:16 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Budget (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2011 (pdf) Budget (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2011 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 75 (er)	Offense of Sexting	Abruzzo	Similar	Last Action: 6/23/2011 Chapter No. 2011-180 Location: Became Law

Floor Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
412044 - Amendment Delete lines 23 - 53 and insert:	Dean	5/2/2011 6:09 PM	Senate: Withdrawn 5/3/2011	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
4/15/2011 1:30 PM	Budget	17 Yeas - 0 Nays

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CS/SB 888, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/30/2011 at 2:58 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2011 (pdf) Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2011 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 75 (c1)	Offense of Sexting	Abruzzo	Similar	Last Action: 6/23/2011 Chapter No. 2011-180 Location: Became Law

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
514974 - Amendment Delete lines 39 - 50 and insert:	Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Altman)	3/31/2011 4:27 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/4/2011	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
4/4/2011 1:00 PM	Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities	13 Yeas - 0 Nays

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SB 888, Original Filed Version Posted 2/9/2011 at 8:39 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2011 (pdf) Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2011 (pdf) Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2011 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2011 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 75 (c1)	Offense of Sexting	Abruzzo	Similar	Last Action: 6/23/2011 Chapter No. 2011-180 Location: Became Law

Committee Amendments (3)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
141398 - Amendment Delete lines 21 - 28 and insert:	Judiciary (Thrasher)	3/25/2011 5:57 PM	Replaced by Substitute Amendment 3/29/2011	Web Page PDF
968896 - Substitute Amendment (141398) Delete lines 25 - 36 and insert:	Judiciary (Thrasher)	3/28/2011 1:05 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/29/2011	Web Page PDF
755604 - Amendment Delete line 62 and insert:	Criminal Justice (Dean)	3/11/2011 8:12 AM	Favorable 3/14/2011	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
3/14/2011 1:00 PM	Criminal Justice	5 Yeas - 0 Nays
3/28/2011 3:15 PM	Judiciary	6 Yeas - 0 Nays

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