CS/HB 647: Violent Video Games
GENERAL BILL by Baxley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Allen ; Brown ; Dick ; Proctor ; Taylor, P
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 that having requested identification from person purchasing video game or playing video game in said arcade is affirmative defense to any action filed under act; provides for civil penalty applicable to person who possesses managerial responsibility for business entity, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2006
Last Action: 5/5/2006 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2006 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/9/2006 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/26/2006 | House |
• Referred to Business Regulation (CC); Judiciary (JC); Judiciary Appropriations (FC); Commerce Council |
| 1/27/2006 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation (CC), 02/07/06, 9:45 am, Reed Hall --Temporarily deferred |
| 3/7/2006 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Business Regulation (CC); Judiciary (JC); Judiciary Appropriations (FC); Commerce Council -HJ 00055; On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation (CC), 02/07/06, 9:45 am, Reed Hall --Temporarily deferred |
| 4/13/2006 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation (CC), 04/17/06, 2:00 pm, Reed Hall |
| 4/17/2006 | House |
• Favorable with CS amendment by Business Regulation (CC); YEAS 12 NAYS 5 -HJ 00518 |
| 4/19/2006 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Judiciary (JC) -HJ 00518 |
| 5/5/2006 | House |
• Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC) |