AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULTS (Provides that a school teacher or employee that engages in sexual penetration of a student over fourteen (14) and less than eighteen (18) shall be guilty of third degree sexual assault.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2019
Last action Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 28, 2019
How they voted
60–7
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 73
Jun 28, 2019
D
Democratic65
81% Yea
R
Republican8
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jun 28, 2019
Legislature · Referred to committee
06/28/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary
Jun 28, 2019
House · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed Sub A
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Reported by committee
06/26/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
Apr 2, 2019
Legislature · Reported by committee
04/02/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Mar 7, 2019
House · Introduced
03/07/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Marszalkowski
DDemocratic
P
Julie Casimiro
DDemocratic
P
Justine Caldwell
DDemocratic
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