States currently working on Passing Jessica's Law/Updated
Any have the Information on which States are currently supporting and hopefully will pass Jessica's Law and which have made no effort toward? O'Riley Map is not current. Would like to see the current status of each states.

Sorry just saw this. Good question i'll get the stats for ya as soon as I can :)

Kansas Rejected the Bill today. It was Bundled with another they refuse to pass. http://www.wibw.com/news/headlines/2740586.html

Georgia passed
Georgia passed .. and added more restraints than Jessica's Law ..Toughest sex offender laws in the USA. "You all" know convicts motto was (Georgia history) "no one wants to commit crime in Georgia .. they have the chain gang, so lets move on boys". :D ____________________________________________________________ signed into law by Gov. Sonny Perdue last week, mandates minimum sentences of 25 years for rape, aggravated child molestation and other crimes. It also requires some sex offenders to wear Global Positioning System monitors as long as they remain in the state and prohibits them from living or working within 1,000 feet of school buildings, bus stops and day-care centers. "This bill is going to be so restricting on (sex offenders) that they may have to move out of Georgia," he said. "That's what we hope happens.There's nothing more important than protecting our children. posted in Georgia state folder http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/front/286006980967642.php

New Missouri Sexual Predator Law Signed and In Effect It`s being called Missouri`s version of Jessica`s Law. Florida passed legislation increasing penalties against sexual predators following the rape and murder of Jessica Lunsford. Now, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt traveled the state Monday to sign Missouri`s own version. Blunt started in Springfield Monday morning at the Greene County courthouse, signing House Bill 1698. Calling it one of the strictest laws in the country, the bill includes a mandatory sentence of 30 years to life to anyone who commits forcible rape or sodomy on a victim under the age of 12. . The new law also provides for lifetime monitoring of those offenders. Persistent sexual offenders will face 30 years to life under this new law. And no matter what the child`s age, anyone convicted of forcible rape or sodomy or of even attempting those crimes cannot receive a suspended sentence. "We have over 200 people in the state of Missouri who did get suspended impostition of sentence for committing one of these terrible crimes," Blunt said. "I mean in some cases they did it with a weapon so these are very dangerous offenders that aren`t going to serve very much time behind bars at all. We needed to stop that and that`s one of those things that this legislation does." Another provision of the law eliminates the act of having deviate sexual intercourse with a person of the same sex from the crime of sexual misconduct in the first degree. Since this bill has an emergency clause, this law went into effect immediately when the governor signed it. http://www.kolr10.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=5604

South Carolina passed today :D See State Forum for article......and the death penalty is included! :twisted:

Offender Bill to Get Nod From Governor By Matthew Mosk Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 16, 2006; Page B01 Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said that he would sign legislation passed in the predawn hours yesterday that would enhance the monitoring of convicted sex offenders and impose mandatory minimum sentences for those who prey on minors. The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval to the bill at 4:36 a.m. yesterday on a vote of 126 to 0. The Senate had voted 39 to 5 for the bill just minutes earlier. In addition to Ehrlich (R), Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. (D) and Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D) made the legislation a priority during the regular session of the General Assembly, which ended in April. But disagreement over mandatory jail terms prevented the bill from reaching a final vote. Discontent over skyrocketing electricity costs forced lawmakers back to Annapolis for a rare special session Wednesday, when the offender issue was revived. Lengthy negotiations produced 36 pages of amendments and changes, but when the bill was finally passed, backers said it was a strong new law aimed largely at better identifying and tracking convicted child sex offenders after their release from jail. "The sexual predator package is plenty good enough to sign," Ehrlich said. "It will be signed." Curran, who has announced plans to retire after two decades, said the decision to revive the measure was an unexpected relief, because he believes that the system in place has been inadequate. "We've tried for six years to get this done," Curran said. "A lot of people have had deep concerns about this issue." The legislation passed yesterday provides for more stringent monitoring of released offenders and gives police the authority to notify a broader list of community leaders when an offender moves into a neighborhood. Offenders would be required to check in with police more frequently and regularly update their photographs for an online database. It also calls for a team, which includes a mental health professional, to evaluate sex offenders before they are released and to determine appropriate monitoring methods, including the option of a Global Positioning System chip in an ankle bracelet. "That will be critical," said Lisae C. Jordan, legislative counsel for the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault Inc. The second component, which prompted the most strenuous debate, dealt with sentencing rules. Republican lawmakers led the charge for "nonsuspendable, nonparolable, mandatory 25-year sentences" for those who commit violent sex crimes against children 13 or younger. Some Democrats, however, raised concerns about the proposal, known as "Jessica's Law" because it is modeled on a Florida law passed after a 9-year-old girl was killed by a convicted sex offender. "I think mandatory minimum sentences are a mistake," said Sen. Brian E. Frosh (D-Montgomery). "There is no one-size-fits-all justice." Frosh noted that certain crimes punishable by the stiff sentences could inadvertently apply in circumstances where both offenders are teenagers and are engaged in consensual acts. The eventual compromise excluded those cases. Del. Anthony J. O'Donnell (R-Calvert), one of the most strident advocates for mandatory minimums, said early yesterday that the compromise was a victory. "It's a big, big step forward for our kids," he said. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/15/AR2006061501886.html?nav=rss_metro/md