CHILDREN'S PRIVACY PROTECTION
Summary
Creates the Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act. Prohibits: the sale or purchase of personal information concerning children without parental consent; the processing of personal information concerning children by prisoners or convicted sex offenders; and the distribution or exchange of children's personal information that one has reason to believe will be used to harm or abuse a child. Provides that persons who broker, solicit, or facilitate the sale of personal information concerning children are required to disclose to parents, upon request, the source and content of personal information on file with regard to their children, and to disclose to parents, upon request, the names of persons or entities that have received or solicited personal information with regard to their children. Violation of this Act is a Class A misdemeanor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Aug 2003
Introduced Apr 4, 2003
Signed Aug 8, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2003 · House May 22, 2003
How they voted
45–0
Passed
Total votes 45
May 30, 2003
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
70
Key actions
12
Committee
16
Amendments
13
Aug 8, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-001
upper
May 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-001
upper
May 30, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
May 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
May 28, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Postponed Judiciary
upper
May 28, 2003
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Postponed Judiciary
upper
May 28, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary
upper
May 28, 2003
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary
upper
May 22, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 22, 2003
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 22, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02 - May 23, 2003
upper
May 22, 2003
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
upper
May 22, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (77-16-1)
house
May 21, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 20, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
lower
May 15, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 15, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
lower
May 1, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 1, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 1, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 2, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schoenberg
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 31, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 31, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
upper
Mar 13, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 18, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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