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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 144
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1075
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF
VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR
AND DEVELOPMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the 1
Department of Children and Families and the Department of 2
Education, be required to study the effects of violent video games on 3
child and adolescent behavior and development and report on the 4
results of such study to the joint standing committee of the General 5
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health not 6
later than February 1, 2020. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To study the impact of violent video games on children.