Fornication; repeals the crime, i.e., voluntary sexual intercourse by an unmarried person.
Summary
Fornication; repeal. Repeals the crime of fornication, i.e., voluntary sexual intercourse by an unmarried person, punishable under current law as a Class 4 misdemeanor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Signed Mar 4, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 4, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101003D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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