SB 168 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Electronic transmission of nude or partially nude images of minors by minors; penalty.

Summary
Provides that a minor who knowingly transmits, distributes, publishes, or disseminates any sexually explicit visual material to another minor without the intent to harass, intimidate, or extort money or other pecuniary gain, by any means whatsoever on any device or through any media or through the use of a computer system, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that any minor who knowingly possesses at least one but not more than 10 images containing sexually explicit visual material and such images are obtained with the consent of the depicted minor is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The bill authorizes the court to defer and dismiss a first offense of either provision.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2017 Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 23, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
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Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB168S1
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106208D-S1
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100255D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Bill Stanley
RRepublican
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