HB 1330

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2020
  • Passed House Jan 31, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 24, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Mar 27, 2020

Child pornography; possession, distribution, production, publication, sale, financing, etc.

Abstract

Possession, distribution, production, publication, sale, financing, etc., of child pornography; venue. Provides that venue for a prosecution of child pornography possession, distribution, or production may lie in the jurisdiction where the alleged offender resides. Under current law, venue for a prosecution of such offense may lie only in the jurisdiction where the unlawful act occurs or where any sexually explicit visual material associated with the unlawful act is produced, reproduced, found, stored, or possessed. This bill incorporates HB 478.

Possession, distribution, production, publication,sale, financing, etc., of child pornography; venue. Providesthat venue for a prosecution of child pornography possession, distribution,or production may lie in the jurisdiction where the alleged offenderresides. Under current law, venue for a prosecution of such offense may lie only in the jurisdiction where the unlawful act occurs orwhere any sexually explicit visual material associated with the unlawfulact is produced, reproduced, found, stored, or possessed.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 27, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 489 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 11, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020

Mar 02, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 28, 2020

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 24, 2020

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 21, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)

Feb 19, 2020

Senate

Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)

Feb 03, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 31, 2020

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Jan 30, 2020

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1330H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20106559D-H1

Jan 29, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 27, 2020

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

House

Incorporates HB478 (Mullin)

House

Committee substitute printed 20106559D-H1

Jan 22, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

Jan 17, 2020

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Jan 08, 2020

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102618D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1330H1 HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1330H1 HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1330ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489) HTML

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