Sandra Bullock is one of the highest-profile actresses in Hollywood and also one of the world 's most photographed moms . It 's hard to pick up a tabloid that does n't feature a photo of the Oscar-winner with her adopted 3-year-old son , Louis Bardot . And now Bullock is speaking out in support of a new law that increases penalties for paparazzi harassing the children of celebrities . `` We are fair game , I get it , '' Bullock told CNN at her handprint and footprint ceremony outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday . `` Children should be allowed to be children and not be sold . You 're taking a picture of a child and selling it ! '' California Gov . Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the bill , which increases the penalties for intentional harassment of a child because of their parents ' employment . The effort gained momentum after actresses Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner testified before the California Assembly Judiciary Committee in August to support the bill . The pair opened up about the hellish conditions faced by their children as a result of aggressive paparazzi . Nicole Kidman knocked down by photog . Bullock commends the two on their fight . `` I think it 's brilliant , '' she explains . `` The girls worked so hard , the attorney worked so hard , and I think it 's a good sign . '' According to a release from the governor 's office , the new law `` increases the maximum jail time for harassment of a child or ward because of the person 's employment from six months in the county jail to a year in the county jail . '' It also imposes increasingly stiff fines : For a first violation , a fine not to exceed $ 10,000 . For a second violation , it 's $ 20,000 . For a third violation , it 's $ 30,000 . The `` Gravity '' star made a rare choice to bring young Louis with her to a media event , a decision Bullock is quick to defend . `` Today , I brought him out because this was a family day . It was the one exception that I make . '' `` And this way , '' she continued , `` when he 's 16 and he hates me , I can take him to this moment and say , 'Look , people said really nice things about your mother ... ' `` The current Vogue magazine cover star reveals her son becomes fearful for his own safety and that of his mom when going out . `` When you go to school , or you 're at an airport , the reason he does n't like this is because he 's used to people running at him , and he thinks they 're going to hurt mom or hurt him . '' Bullock is thankful for the law and what it will mean as a mother and one of the Hollywood 's biggest stars . `` This 'll be great . This will allow children to be children . ... I 'm so grateful . ''
Bullock supports new law that increase penalties for paparazzi harassing children . Hollywood Gov . Louis Bardot signed the bill into law on August . Bullock immortalized her hand and footprints in California . She defends decision to bring her son Jerry Brown to media event .