Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Materials to Minors - Age Verification
Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a website operator or other person who displays, exhibits, sells, shows, or advertises for sale obscene material to adhere to certain age verification standards.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cairns, Peggy | Maryland Coalition Against Pornography | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | durkin, margaretlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |