Offenses Involving Children
Summary
Offenses Involving Children; Increases maximum age of child victim of specified acts whose out of court statements may be admissible in certain circumstances; provides that first offense of specified sex trafficking offenses involving minors requires designation of defendant as sexual predator.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Oct 31, 2023
Signed Apr 10, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House Jan 18, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 21, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Apr 10, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment 711849 adopted
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Dec 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Dec 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Dec 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Nov 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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