Protective Orders - Relief Eligibility - Rape and Sexual Offenses
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
May 2020
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Signed May 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 15, 2020
How they voted
25–18
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 45
Mar 13, 2020
D
Democratic30
83% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Mar 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Enrolled
lower
Mar 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 18, 2020
Introduced
House Concurs Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Senator Carter) Adopted
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 15, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (118-8-10)
house of delegates
Mar 13, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-18-2)
senate
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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