NY A01099 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-01 - enacting clause stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-01 - enacting clause stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Prohibits the sale of video games containing sexually explicit or violent depictions to minors such as those that glamorize the commission of a violent crime, suicide, sodomy, rape, incest, beastiality, or sado-masochism; requires affixing of warning labels on such video games; provides violations of such provisions shall be a civil penalty and a violation as defined in the penal law; directs sellers of such video games to restrict access to such recordings by storage in a sealed and locked container behind a service counter or in an area inaccessible by the general public; requires sellers to make copies of certain video games available for examination.
Title
Prohibits the sale of video games containing sexually explicit or violent depictions to minors such as those that glamorize the commission of a violent crime, suicide, sodomy, rape, incest, beastiality, or sado-masochism; requires affixing of warning labels on such video games; provides violations of such provisions shall be a civil penalty and a violation as defined in the penal law; directs sellers of such video games to restrict access to such recordings by storage in a sealed and locked container behind a service counter or in an area inaccessible by the general public; requires sellers to make copies of certain video games available for examination.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-01 | Assembly | enacting clause stricken |
| 2012-01-04 | Assembly | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
| 2011-01-05 | Assembly | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
