HB 225: Violent Video Games
GENERAL BILL by Bush
Violent Video Games; creates "Children's Protection from Violence Act"; prohibits public showing, display, or other exhibition of video games containing graphic violence in specified places; prohibits person who operates place of business where video games containing graphic violence are shown, displayed, or exhibited from knowingly permitting or allowing any person under 18 years of age to patronize, visit, or loiter in such places of business, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/1999
Last Action: 3/24/1999 House - Withdrawn from Judiciary (CJC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00337
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/24/1999 House - Withdrawn from Judiciary (CJC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00337
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/23/1998 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 1/7/1999 | House |
• Referred to Judiciary (CJC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) |
| 3/2/1999 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Judiciary (CJC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00034 |
| 3/24/1999 | House |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary (CJC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00337 |