Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations, penalty.
Summary
Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations; penalty. Provides that the prosecution of the misdemeanor offense of causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent where the alleged adult offender has consensual sexual intercourse with a minor who is 15 years of age or older at the time of the offense shall be commenced no later than five years after the victim reaches majority provided that the alleged adult offender was more than three years older than the victim at the time of the offense. Under current law, the prosecution of such offense shall be commenced within one year after commission of the offense.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Apr 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Apr 6, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 110 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103620D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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