Senate Bill 130

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Last Action received in Senate
Title AN ACT relating to child pornography.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Corrections Impact
Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 193
Sponsor W. Westerfield
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to exempt: peace officers; prosecutors, their personnel, and experts; judges, jurors, and other court personnel; criminal and civil defense counsel and their personnel; and litigants from prosecution, while acting within the scope of their duties.
Index Headings of Original Version Crime Victims - Obscenity, evidence of
Criminal Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Obscenity and Pornography - Obscenity, evidence of
Children and Minors - Obscenity, evidence of
Civil Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Corrections Impact - Obscenity, evidence of
Local Mandate - Obscenity, evidence of
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
Senate Floor Amendment 1
House Committee Substitute 1
House Committee Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/26/16
  • introduced in Senate
01/28/16
  • to Judiciary (S)
02/11/16
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/12/16
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/16/16
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/17/16
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 18, 2016
02/18/16
  • 3rd reading
  • floor amendment (1) defeated
  • passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/19/16
  • received in House
02/22/16
  • to Judiciary (H)
03/14/16
  • posted in committee
03/23/16
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
03/24/16
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 25, 2016
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/25/16
  • 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with committee amendment (1-title), Committee Substitutes (1), and floor amendment (1)
  • received in Senate

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Corrections Impact
Local Mandate
Summary Retain original provisions; specify that the litigant requesting inspection of evidentiary matter does not have a right to unsupervised inspection of such matter; require notice to both the prosecutor and law enforcement agency which conducted the original forensic inspection.
Index Headings Crime Victims - Obscenity, evidence of
Criminal Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Obscenity and Pornography - Obscenity, evidence of
Children and Minors - Obscenity, evidence of
Civil Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Corrections Impact - Obscenity, evidence of
Local Mandate - Obscenity, evidence of

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor R. Webb
Summary Amend new section of KRS Chapter 531 to provide revised procedural guidelines on the use of evidence relating to the guilt or innocence of the accused in a criminal matter relating to obscene matter or sexual conduct.
Index Headings Crime Victims - Obscenity, evidence of
Criminal Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Obscenity and Pornography - Obscenity, evidence of
Children and Minors - Obscenity, evidence of
Civil Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Corrections Impact - Obscenity, evidence of
Local Mandate - Obscenity, evidence of

Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Corrections Impact
Local Mandate
Summary Retain original provisions, except delete the requirement that the court hold an evidentiary hearing at which the litigant and prosecution may present witnesses and documentary evidence and to cross-examine adverse witnesses; broaden access to analysis of relevant matter; allow analysis of relevant matter for authentication purposes only when the matter has not been reviewed and authenticated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Child Victim Identification Program; amend KRS 15.232 to grant the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction in human trafficking investigations and prosecutions.
Index Headings Crime Victims - Obscenity, evidence of
Criminal Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Obscenity and Pornography - Obscenity, evidence of
Children and Minors - Obscenity, evidence of
Civil Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Corrections Impact - Obscenity, evidence of
Local Mandate - Obscenity, evidence of

Amendment House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor D. Owens
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Crime Victims - Obscenity, evidence of
Criminal Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Obscenity and Pornography - Obscenity, evidence of
Children and Minors - Obscenity, evidence of
Civil Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Corrections Impact - Obscenity, evidence of
Local Mandate - Obscenity, evidence of

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor B. Yonts
Summary Clarify that section 1 does not apply to indictments returned or civil actions filed prior to the effective date.
Index Headings Crime Victims - Obscenity, evidence of
Criminal Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Obscenity and Pornography - Obscenity, evidence of
Children and Minors - Obscenity, evidence of
Civil Procedure - Obscenity, evidence of
Corrections Impact - Obscenity, evidence of
Local Mandate - Obscenity, evidence of

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