Revise laws on sexual assault
SB 348 revises laws related to sexual assault, primarily by increasing penalties for offenders. The bill raises the maximum fines and imprisonment terms for first, second, and third or subsequent convictions of sexual assault. A key provision mandates that individuals convicted of a second sexual assault offense must register as a sexual offender. These changes directly affect individuals convicted of sexual assault by strengthening legal consequences for the crime.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Signed May 16, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025
How they voted
33–17
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 17, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Nay
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-17)
senate
Apr 12, 2025
Introduced
(H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
lower
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (58-40-2)
house
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy Trebas
RRepublican
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