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Mississippi House Bill 195: Applying an Overbroad Harmful to Minors Law to the Internet

Memo in Opposition to H.B. 195

House Bill 195 would criminalize the intentional or knowing Internet dissemination to anyone under 16 years of age any communication that is "harmful to minors" if the sender has knowledge of the character of the communication and believes that a person under the age of 16 will receive it.

Most Recent News: H.B. 195 died on the House calendar on March 24. Media Coalition sent a memo in opposition to the legislation on March 14.

updated 12/31/11

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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