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CS/SB 1112: Sexting

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Abruzzo

Sexting; Removing the court’s discretion to impose a specified penalty for a first violation of sexting; requiring a minor cited for a first violation to sign and accept a citation to appear before juvenile court or, in lieu of appearing in court, to complete community service work, pay a civil penalty, or participate in a cyber-safety program within a certain period of time, if such program is locally available; authorizing a law enforcement officer to issue a civil citation in lieu of criminal penalties, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/20/2015 Senate • Filed
2/27/2015 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 110
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 110
3/18/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/23/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
3/25/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/30/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/30/2015 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 259
3/31/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 273
4/2/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 259
5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133)