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CS/HB 845: Sexting

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; DuBose ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Narain ; Pritchett

Sexting; Removes court's discretion to impose specified penalty for first violation of sexting; requires minor cited for first violation to sign & accept citation to appear or, in lieu of appearing, to complete other sanctions; requires citation to include certain information; authorizes court to order certain penalties; requires specified percentage of civil penalties be remitted to county commission for cyber-safety training for minors.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2015 House • Filed
    2/26/2015 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 70
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 69
    3/12/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/16/15, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    3/16/2015 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 264
    3/18/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 261
    3/19/2015 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 274
    3/23/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/25/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/25/2015 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 328
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 329
    4/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/14/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/14/2015 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -HJ 551
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 551
    4/28/2015 House • Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133)

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  • CS/HB 845, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/18/2015 at 8:49 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2015 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1112 (c1) Sexting Abruzzo Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133)
    Location: In committee/council (ACJ)
    H 133 (er) Sexual Offenses Plasencia Compare Last Action: 6/15/2015 Chapter No. 2015-133
    Location: Became Law
    S 1270 (c1) Criminal Justice Soto Compare Last Action: 4/23/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133) -SJ 593
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    847.0141 Sexting; prohibited acts; penalties. Page 2 (pdf)
    985.0301 Jurisdiction. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • HB 845, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2015 at 7:11 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1112 Sexting Abruzzo Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133)
    Location: In committee/council (ACJ)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    402681 - Amendment
    Remove lines 84-119 and insert:
    Bracy 3/16/2015
    1:28 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/30/2015
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    847.0141 Sexting; prohibited acts; penalties. Page 2 (pdf)
    985.0301 Jurisdiction. Page 5 (pdf)

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