VA HB478 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-27 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Production, publication, sale, financing, etc., of child pornography; venue. Provides that venue for a prosecution of child pornography 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.

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Title

Child pornography; venue for prosecution.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-27HouseIncorporated by Courts of Justice
2020-01-22HouseSubcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1330-Byron) by voice vote
2020-01-17HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2020-01-17HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-17HouseReferred from Public Safety by voice vote
2020-01-03HouseReferred to Committee on Public Safety
2020-01-03HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101934D

Same As/Similar To

HB1330 (Similar To) 2020-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182374.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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