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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 477

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Relating to: attendance of children at public events with groups of nude adults and providing a penalty.

Children Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Sex crimes

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a person from causing a person who is under the age of 18

to attend an event at which a group of adult participants intentionally expose their

genitals, buttocks, or other intimate parts in a public area. The bill also prohibits

taking a picture or other representation of a child at such an event if the

representation depicts the child's intentionally exposed genitals, buttocks, or other

intimate parts. The bill provides an exception to the second prohibition for a person

who takes the picture or other representation with the intention to report to law

enforcement a violation that is created under the bill as long as the person reports

the violation within 24 hours of taking the picture or representation.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Kapenga (R) , Stroebel (R)

17 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Maxey (R) , Michalski (R) , Murphy and Brandtjen , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Nov 29, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 23–9 Jan 16, 2024 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Sep 29, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Ballweg and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Behnke, Binsfeld, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Maxey, Michalski, Rettinger, Rozar, Sortwell, Schraa, Tusler and Wichgers

  2. Sep 29, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  3. Oct 3, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Tomczyk added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 3, 2023 · Senate

    Representatives Murphy and Brandtjen added as cosponsors

  5. Oct 5, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Nov 28, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Nov 29, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Nov 29, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Jan 12, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 23, Noes 9

  13. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. Mar 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  17. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1