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Alabama House Bill 441: Barring the Dissemination to Minors of Video Games with Violent and/or Sexually Explicit Content

Memo in Opposition to Alabama House Bill 441

Legislative History: In March 2005, Alabama's House of Representatives proposed House Bill 441, intended to ban the sale, rental, or other form of dissemination to minors of "sexually explicit" and "violent" video games. Media Coalition sent a letter opposing the bill and explaining its constitutional defects. H.B. 441 failed to pass into law.

updated 3/15/05

Litigation:	INTERNET \| RATINGS ENFORCEMENT \| SEIZURE/PRIOR RESTRAINT \| HARMFUL TO MINORS/MINORS' ACCESS \| SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT AND MINORS \| OBSCENITY \| ZONING & LICENSING \| VIOLENT CONTENT \| DISPLAY \| THIRD PARTY LIABILITY \| MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
Legislation:	LEGISLATIVE TRACKER TENNESSEE S.B. 2860 AND H.B. 3081: PROPOSAL TO TAX SOME MEDIA VOTED DOWN IN COMMITTEE IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA COALITION OBJECTIONS \| OKLAHOMA H.B. 2696: TAX ON VIDEO GAMES WITH VIOLENT CONTENT VOTED DOWN IN COMMITTEE \| ARIZONA HOUSE BILL 2549: GOVERNOR BREWER SIGNS AMENDED BILL INTO LAW \| MISSISSIPPI S.B. 2360: LEGISLATION TO BAN SEXUAL CONTENT ON THE INTERNET AMENDED IN COMMITTEE \| NEBRASKA L.B. 948: PROPOSAL TO RESTRICT ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
Latest News:	PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION GRANTED IN ABFFE V. SULLIVAN \| PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION GRANTED IN ABFFE V. COAKLEY \| ALASKA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL SAYS STATE IS NOT LIKELY TO APPEAL ABFFE V BURNS \| SUPREME COURT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENT IN SCHWARZENEGGER V. EMA \| ALASKA SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO CERTIFY QUESTIONS IN ABFFE V. BURNS
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