Pornography

State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child; increasing a criminal penalty. [HB-2360]
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child; increasing a criminal penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Anderson Read First Time on 03/15/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to restricting access to pornographic materials on certain websites and creating civil liability for certain actions that allow children to access pornographic materials. [HB-2174]
Relating to restricting access to pornographic materials on certain websites and creating civil liability for certain actions that allow children to access pornographic materials.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Shaheen Placed On General State Calendar on 05/12/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Business Regulation – Social Media Websites – Censored Speech [HB-1314]
Prohibiting a social media website from taking certain actions to censor the religious speech or political speech of a certain user; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a certain civil cause of action under certain circumstances; authorizing a court to award certain court costs and attorney's fees to the prevailing party of a certain action; providing that a certain violation of the Act is an unfair and deceptive trade practice that is subject to certain penalties; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Invest in Child Safety Act [S.223]
A bill to establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/04/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Invest in Child Safety Act [HB-807]
To establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/23/2021

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State (Utah)
Utah 2021 General Session

Intimate Image Distribution Prohibition [HB-193]
Intimate Image Distribution Prohibition

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Weiler Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/16/2021

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State (Utah)
Utah 2021 General Session

Revenge Porn Amendments [HB-147]
Revenge Porn Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Weiler Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/11/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Juveniles - Sexting [HB-180]
Establishing a certain mitigating factor in a certain juvenile court proceeding against a child for a certain violation if the violation involved or arose out of sexting; prohibiting the court from making a disposition of community detention if the violation arose out of sexting unless the court finds that extraordinary circumstances exist; authorizing the court to order a child whose violation arose out of sexting to participate in an age-appropriate educational program on the risks and consequences of sexting; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations [SB-134]
Altering the definition of "sexual abuse"; altering the statute of limitations in certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse by providing that a certain action may be filed at any time; providing for the retroactive application of the Act to revive any action that was barred by the application of the period of limitations applicable before October 1, 2021, if the action is filed before October 1, 2023; and repealing a statute of repose for certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/28/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Distribution of Child Pornography - Minor [HB-149]
Altering a certain prohibition to apply only to a person at least 18 years old against knowingly promoting, advertising, soliciting, distributing, or possessing with the intent to distribute any matter, visual representation, or performance that depicts a minor engaged as a certain subject or in a manner that reflects a certain belief or is intended to cause another to adopt a certain belief.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations [HB-263]
Altering the definition of "sexual abuse"; altering the statute of limitations in certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse by providing that a certain action may be filed at any time; providing for the retroactive application of the Act to revive any action that was barred by the application of the period of limitations applicable before October 1, 2021, if the action is filed before October 1, 2023; and repealing a statute of repose for certain civil actions relating to child sexual abuse.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2021

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Federal
US Congress 116th Congress

American COMPETE Act of 2020 American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy Act of 2020 [S.5043]
Requires the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and submit reports on the state of specified technology industries (e.g., artificial intelligence, quantum computing, blockchain technology, and unmanned delivery services) and the impact of these industries on the U.S. economy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 12/17/2020

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State (Utah)
Utah 2021 General Session

School Technology Amendments [HB-38]
School Technology Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Weiler Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/16/2021

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Federal
US Congress 116th Congress

A resolution urging the European Parliament to exempt certain technologies used to detect child sexual exploitation from European Union ePrivacy directive. [SR-794]
This resolution expresses support for the use of certain technologies in detecting child sexual abuse material and exploitation online. The resolution also urges the European Parliament to pass an interim regulation to allow electronic service providers to continue to use technologies to detect child sexual exploitation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text: Cr S7241) on 12/07/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Exposure of Minors to Pornography - Degradation of Public Health [SJR-1]
Declaring that the exposure of minors to pornography and pornographic material is a public health hazard in the State that is leading to the degradation of the health and well-being of State residents; finding that the proliferation of pornography accessible to minors causes certain health effects that affect State institutions and all State residents; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey Hearing 1/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Criminal Law – Sexual Activity With an Animal, Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practices, and Sodomy [SB-800]
Repealing the offenses of sodomy and unnatural or perverted sexual practices; prohibiting a person from engaging in sexual activity with an animal; prohibiting a person from advertising, soliciting, offering, possessing, selling, transferring, accepting, purchasing, or otherwise obtaining an animal with a certain intent; prohibiting a person from organizing, promoting, conducting, or participating as an observer of a certain event; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/26/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Sextortion and Revenge Porn [SB-769]
Prohibiting a person from causing another to engage in certain sexual activity or in the production of a certain visual representation or performance by making certain threats; prohibiting a person from knowingly distributing a certain visual representation; establishing and applying certain penalties for violation of the Act; authorizing a sentence imposed under the Act to be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any other crime based on the action establishing a violation of the Act; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin Approved By The Governor - Chapter 365 on 05/08/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Devices Capable of Accessing Content on the Internet - Blocking Capability (Human Trafficking Prevention Act for Maryland) [SB-585]
Prohibiting certain businesses from doing business in the State unless they provide a digital blocking capability for Internet-accessible devices that makes inaccessible certain unlawful electronic or visual depictions or certain websites that facilitate certain unlawful acts; requiring certain businesses to make reasonable and ongoing efforts to ensure that the digital blocking capability functions properly; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Family Law - Domestic Violence - Definition of Abuse [SB-121]
Altering the definition of "abuse" for purposes of certain provisions of law relating to domestic violence to include revenge porn.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley Approved By The Governor - Chapter 501 on 05/08/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Exposure of Minors to Pornography - Degradation of Public Health [HJR-9]
Declaring that the exposure of minors to pornography and pornographic material is a public health hazard in the State that is leading to the degradation of the health and well-being of State residents; finding that the proliferation of pornography accessible to minors causes certain health effects that affect State institutions and all State residents; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2018

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