Misdemeanor sexual offenses; increases statute of limitations, where the victim is a minor.
Summary
Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations. Increases the statute of limitations for prosecuting misdemeanor violations where the victim is a minor from one year after the victim reaches the age of majority to five years after the victim reaches the age of majority if the offender was an adult at the time of the offense and more than three years older than the victim for the following misdemeanor violations: carnal knowledge of detainee by employee of bail bond company, sexual battery, attempted sexual battery, infected sexual battery, sexual abuse of a child age 13 or 14 by an adult, and tongue penetration by adult of mouth of child under age 13 with lascivious intent. This bill is identical to SB 724.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
17
Committee
16
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1122 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB298S1
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108737D-S1
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB298H1
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107882D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 4, 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 20103509D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathy Tran
DDemocratic
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