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CS/HB 437: Protection of Minors

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Eisnaugle ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Coley ; Drake ; Fullwood ; Metz ; Perry ; Pilon

Protection of Minors; Designates act "Protect Our Children Act of 2012"; requires person convicted of second or subsequent violation of specified video voyeurism provisions to register as sexual predator if that person has been convicted of specified prior offense; provides that if more than one child is involved in violation of provisions prohibiting sexual performance by child, each child involved in violation creates separate offense; requires person convicted of video voyeurism violations to register as sexual offender; revises definition of term "sexual offender" to include persons convicted of specified video voyeurism provisions; increases classification of specified video voyeurism offenses involving minors.

Effective Date: 10/1/2012
Last Action: 3/25/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-19, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/21/2011 House • Filed
10/28/2011 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 44
11/8/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 11/15/11, 9:00 am, 404 HOB
11/15/2011 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 174
11/17/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
11/18/2011 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 169
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 44
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 166
1/12/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/17/12, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
1/17/2012 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 237
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 237
1/30/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/01/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
2/1/2012 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 1 -HJ 322
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 322
2/13/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/15/12
2/15/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 626
• Amendment(s) adopted (557045) -HJ 626
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/16/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 657
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 2 -HJ 658
2/22/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 842
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 842
3/9/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 1246
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1246
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 964 -SJ 1247
• Read 2nd time -SJ 1247
• Amendment(s) adopted (309942) -SJ 1247
• Read 3rd time -SJ 1247
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 1247
3/9/2012 House • In returning messages
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (309942) -HJ 1604
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 1604
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1605
3/16/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/23/2012 • Approved by Governor
3/25/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-19, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39)