SB259 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Obscene material involving children, disseminate further defined, material that constitutes possession of visual obscene matter further provided for, Secs. 13A-12-190, 13A-12-192 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, it is unlawful for a
person to knowingly disseminate or display publicly
any obscene matter containing a visual reproduction
of a person under the age of 17 years engaged in
any act of sexual conduct</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would further define the term
"disseminate" to include import, export, transfer
possession of, display, exhibit, show, present,
provide, broadcast, transmit, retransmit,
circulate, disperse, or distribute. This bill would
expand the material that constitutes visual obscene
matter</p><p class="bill_description"> Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose. The purpose or effect
of this bill would be to require a new or increased
expenditure of local funds within the meaning of
the amendment. However, the bill does not require
approval of a local governmental entity or
enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because
it comes within one of the specified exceptions
contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 13A-12-190 and 13A-12-192, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to obscene material involving children;
to further define the term "disseminate"; to expand the
material that constitutes obscene visual matter; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
as amended.
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Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB259 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |