Carnal knowledge of an inmate, parolee, etc.; penalty.
Summary
Carnal knowledge of an inmate, parolee, probationer, arrestee, detainee, or pretrial defendant or posttrial offender; local or state law-enforcement officer; penalty. Adds law-enforcement officers to those persons who are guilty of a Class 6 felony if they are in a position of authority over and carnally know without force, threat, or intimidation any inmate, parolee, probationer, arrestee, detainee, or pretrial or posttrial offender, including those in the custody of a private, local, or state law-enforcement agency. In addition, the bill adds arrestees to the list of those persons for whom it is unlawful for a person in such authority to commit the offense of carnal knowledge. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2020
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
1
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Feb 24, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Feb 24, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
Feb 18, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Feb 12, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Feb 7, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Feb 7, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB242E
Feb 7, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee amendment agreed to
Feb 7, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendment waived
Feb 5, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
Jan 15, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Jan 15, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)
Jan 8, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
Jan 2, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Jan 2, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102561D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
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