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CS/SB 492: Violent Video Games

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Diaz de la Portilla ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) King ; Jones ; Bennett ; Smith ; Baker ; Alexander ; Atwater ; Dockery ; Fasano ; Crist ; Webster ; Sebesta ; Margolis ; Bullard ; Clary ; Posey ; Wilson ; Saunders ; Pruitt ; Lawson

Violent Video Games; prohibits person from selling or renting video game to minor, or allowing minor to play video game in video arcade, if such game has been labeled as violent video game; provides exceptions to prohibition; provides that having requested identification from person purchasing video game or playing such game in video arcade is affirmative defense to any action filed under act; provides that violation of act is a misdemeanor, etc.

Effective Date: 10/01/2006
 Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Justice Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/25/2005 Senate • Filed
    11/10/2005 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Consumer Services; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations
    12/29/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Consumer Services, 01/11/06, 9:00 am, 401-S
    1/11/2006 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Consumer Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 1; Now in Criminal Justice
    1/31/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/08/06, 2:00 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed
    3/3/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/08/06, 2:00 pm, 37-S
    3/7/2006 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Consumer Services; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00074; On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Consumer Services, 01/11/06, 9:00 am, 401-S; Favorable by Commerce and Consumer Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 00191; Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00191; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/08/06, 2:00 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/08/06, 2:00 pm, 37-S
    3/8/2006 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00229
    3/9/2006 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00229
    3/24/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/06, 3:30 pm, 401-S --Temporarily postponed
    3/30/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/06, 3:15 pm, 401-S
    4/4/2006 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00398; CS read first time on 04/06/06 -SJ 00401
    4/6/2006 Senate • Now in Justice Appropriations -SJ 00398
    5/5/2006 Senate • Died in Committee on Justice Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 492, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/6/2006 at 3:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2006 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 647 Baxley Similar Last Action: 5/5/2006 H Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC)
    Location:

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2006 3:15 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

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  • SB 492, Original Filed Version Posted 10/25/2005 at 3:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2006 (pdf)
    Commerce and Consumer Services (Post-Meeting) 1/10/2006 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    702218 - Amendment
    		Judiciary
    (Clary)     		3/28/2006
    6:04 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/4/2006     		Web Page
    PDF
    323898 - Amendment
    		Judiciary
    (Posey)     		4/4/2006
    8:28 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/4/2006     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/11/2006 9:00 AM Commerce and Consumer Services 7 Yeas - 1 Nays
    3/8/2006 2:00 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

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