Obscenity amendments.
AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the crime of promoting obscenity to minors; amending the crime of promoting obscenity as specified; providing and amending definitions; repealing an exemption from the crime of promoting obscenity for activities conducted in the course of employment at a school, college, university, museum or public library; repealing obsolete provisions; and providing for an effective date.
2025 General Session
(d) A person commits the crime of promoting obscenity to a minor if he, knowing the character of the material involved, knowingly: (i) Disseminates, furnishes, presents, provides, makes available, gives, lends, shows or advertises to a minor material that is harmful to minors;
(i) "Harmful to minors" means that quality of any description, exhibition, presentation or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sadomasochistic abuse, when the material or performance has the following characteristics: [...](iii) "Sexual conduct" means: [...] (C) Any sexual or gender-oriented material that knowingly exposes minors to persons who are dressed in sexually revealing, exaggerated or provocative clothing or costumes, or are stripping, or engaged in lewd or lascivious dancing or movements, presentations or activities in any place where minors are expected, invited or are known to be present.
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-03 | 08:00 | Hearing | Capitol Extension Room E001 & Online | House Judiciary |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-07 | No report prior to CoW Cutoff |
| 2025-01-21 | Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary |
| 2025-01-16 | Received for Introduction |
| 2025-01-15 | Bill Number Assigned |