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ID HJM002

JM

Status

Engrossed

3/19/2013

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Encourages the Federal Communications Commission to enforce traditional American standards of decency and prohibit implied portrayals or discussions of sexual intercourse involving unmarried persons in fictional programs, reality shows, and advertisements.

  • Targets jocular references to premarital sex, characters lying in bed together, and characters disrobing or undressing on television broadcasts.

  • References existing FCC prohibition on indecent programming between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. when children may be watching.

  • Directs the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of this memorial to the FCC Chairman and Idaho's congressional delegation.

  • Based on Idaho Constitution Section 24, Article III, which identifies virtue, sobriety, and home purity as concerns of good government.

Legislative Description

Stating findings of the Legislature and encouraging the Federal Communications Commission to resume enforcement of traditional American standards of decency in prohibiting portrayals of premarital sex on television.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Last Action

Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

3/20/2013

Committee Referrals

State Affairs3/20/2013
State Affairs3/12/2013

Full Bill Text

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