enhance the penalty on registered sex offenders who commit sexual contact without consent from a person capable of consenting.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 13, 2022
Signed Mar 28, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2022 · House Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 3, 2022
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican31
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 28, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2022-03-28 S.J. 542
Mar 3, 2022
Senate · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 589
Mar 2, 2022
Senate · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 445
Mar 1, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 70, NAYS 0 H.J. 509
Mar 1, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (69-0)
Feb 28, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 H.J. 1
Feb 15, 2022
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to H.J. 325
Feb 3, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 175
Feb 3, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
Feb 1, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
Feb 1, 2022
Senate · Amendment offered
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 77A
Jan 13, 2022
Senate · Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 46
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Helene Duhamel
RRepublican
P
Mary Fitzgerald
RRepublican
P
Tim Reed
RRepublican
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