Bill:  SB 412 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 636 JCG-F
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Last Action:05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
Author:Middleton
Coauthor:Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Parker
Sponsor:Patterson | Hickland | Metcalf | Hefner | Vasut
Cosponsor:Bumgarner | Holt | Spiller
Subjects:Courts--Judges (I0140)
Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)
Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)
Law Enforcement (I0510)
Libraries & Librarians (I0523)
Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)
LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MATERIALS (SE35P)
Companion:HB 267 by Patterson, Identical
HB 947 by Toth, Very Similar
HB 1434 by Hickland, Very Similar
Senate Committee:Criminal Justice
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=4   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      11/21/2024    
S   Filed      11/21/2024    
S   Read first time      02/03/2025     111
S   Referred to Criminal Justice      02/03/2025     111
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/04/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/04/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/04/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      03/04/2025    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      03/06/2025     448
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/06/2025   11:11 AM 
S   Co-author authorized      03/11/2025     479
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/11/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      03/12/2025     504
S   Co-author authorized      03/18/2025     589
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/18/2025     580
S   Record vote      03/18/2025     580
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      03/18/2025     581
S   Record vote      03/18/2025     581
S   Statement(s) submitted      03/18/2025     581
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/19/2025     632
S   Record vote      03/19/2025     632
S   Read 3rd time      03/19/2025     632
S   Passed      03/19/2025     632
S   Record vote      03/19/2025     632
S   Reported engrossed      03/19/2025     640
H   Received from the Senate      03/20/2025     744
H   Read first time      04/09/2025     1088
H   Referred to State Affairs      04/09/2025   11:27 AM  1088
H   Considered in public hearing      04/28/2025    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/28/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/29/2025     2643
H   Committee report distributed      04/29/2025   01:46 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/29/2025    
H   Laid out in lieu of companion   HB 267   05/01/2025     2699
H   Read 2nd time      05/01/2025     2699
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)   05/01/2025     2699
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)   05/01/2025     2700
H   Passed to 3rd reading      05/01/2025     2700
H   Record vote   RV#1155   05/01/2025     2700
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/01/2025     2701
H   Read 3rd time      05/02/2025     2941
H   Passed      05/02/2025     2961
H   Record vote   RV#1343   05/02/2025     2961
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/02/2025     2962
S   House passage reported      05/05/2025     1721
S   Reported enrolled      05/05/2025     1762
S   Signed in the Senate      05/07/2025     1809
H   Signed in the House      05/07/2025     3519
E   Sent to the Governor      05/07/2025     1863
E   Signed by the Governor      05/19/2025     2251
E   Effective on 9/1/25      05/19/2025