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HB 473 - Prohibits Inappropriate Pictures of Minors - Key Vote
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Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - May 28, 2010
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (86-12) - May 26, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Prohibits Inappropriate Pictures of Minors
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits minors from intentionally sharing, exchanging, and/or sending a photograph, video, or other material that displays nudity; enforcing criminal offenses against minors involved in "sexting."
Highlights:
-Prohibits a minor from knowingly sending, posting, or exchanging a photograph, video or other material that shows the minor in a state of nudity (Sec. 1, ORC § 2907.324,).
-Prohibits a minor from sending images of another minor in a state of nudity (Sec. 1, ORC § 2907.324).
-Establishes that this law does not apply to cases where both of the following apply (Sec. 1, ORC § 2907.324):
- - The material or performance is, or is to be, sold, disseminated, displayed, shared, controlled, brought or caused to be brought into this state, or presented for bona fide artistic, medical, scientific, educational, religious, governmental, judicial, or other proper purpose; and
- The minor's parents, guardian, or custodian consents in writing to the photographing of the minor.
- -Does not submit to reasonable control of the child's parents, teachers, guardian, or custodian by way of being disobedient;
-Is a habitually truant from school;
-Behaves in a manner as to injure or endanger the child's own health or morals, or those of others; or
-Violates a law that is applicable only to a child.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 24, 2010
Title: Prohibits Minors from Taking and Sending Nude Pictures of Minors
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Kevin Bacon (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Linda S. Bolon (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara Boyd (OH - D)
- Kathleen Chandler (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael DeBose (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Domenick (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Cheryl L. Grossman (OH - R)
- Marian Harris (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tracy Maxwell Heard (OH - D)
- Peggy Lehner (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Letson (OH - D)
- Clayton R. Luckie (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dale Mallory (OH - D)
- Ross W. McGregor (OH - R)
- Dennis E. Murray (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Allan R. Sayre (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Walter (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- W. Carlton Weddington (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brian G. Williams (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sandra Williams (OH - D)
- Roland Winburn (OH - D)
- Kenny Yuko (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
