Public Act 245 of 2005

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• Introduced by Sen. Dennis Olshove (D) on March 15, 2005, to make it a crime for a parent to display sexually explicit material to a minor for purposes of sexual gratification, subject to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. This is not be a crime if the material was displayed for a different purpose (such as educational).
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 15, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 18, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on October 19, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on October 19, 2005.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on October 20, 2005, to make it a crime for a parent to display sexually explicit material to a minor for purposes of sexual gratification, subject to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. This is not be a crime if the material was displayed for a different purpose (such as educational).
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on October 20, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on October 20, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on November 1, 2005, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on November 9, 2005, to make it a crime for a parent to display sexually explicit material to a minor for purposes of sexual gratification, subject to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. This is not be a crime if the material was displayed for a different purpose (such as educational).
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 1, 2005.