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House rejects substitute to bill that would criminalize exposing minors to explicit motion pictures
Summary
Members debated first substitute to House Bill 304, which sought criminal penalties for allowing minors access to explicit motion pictures; the House voted 12‑59 against the substitute after lengthy debate about definitions, overbreadth and burden on owners/operators.
Lawmakers sharply debated a first substitute to House Bill 304 on Feb. 22 that would have created criminal penalties for allowing minors access to motion pictures deemed harmful to minors.
Representative Hogue, the floor sponsor, described conversations with high‑school students and industry responses to the issue and said the bill attempts to address a problem the…
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