Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Materials to Minors - Age Verification
Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (District 6)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/01 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 (18)
MGA witness listFAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kimathi, Ayo | Brothers of the DMV | Oral |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Cairns, Peggy | Maryland Coalition Against Pornography | Position only |
| FAV | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FAV | salling, johnny | senator | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Fallon, Patricia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Salling, Senator Sallinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | durkin, margaretlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist | Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault