Sexual battery: nonconsensual condom removal.
Summary
Existing law provides that a person commits a sexual battery who, among other things, acts with the intent to cause a harmful or offensive contact, as defined, with an intimate part, as defined, of another that directly or indirectly results in a sexually offensive contact with that person. The law makes a person who commits a sexual battery pursuant to those provisions liable for damages and equitable relief. This bill would additionally provide that a person commits a sexual battery who causes contact between a sexual organ, from which a condom has been removed, and the intimate part of another who did not verbally consent to the condom being removed. The bill would also specify that a person commits a sexual battery who causes contact between an intimate part of the person and a sexual organ of another from which the person removed a condom without verbal consent.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Aug 2021
Assembly Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Sep 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced Feb 8, 2021
Signed Oct 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Sep 3, 2021 · Assembly Apr 19, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Sep 3, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Oct 7, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2843.).
lower
Sep 3, 2021
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Sep 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2389.).
upper
Aug 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26).
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.
upper
Jun 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 28, 2021
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
May 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1066.)
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 13).
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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