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HB 246 Delaware House · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES.

Summary
This bill adds the intentional touching of another person with semen to the definition of sexual contact. By doing so, the act of a person intentionally touching another person with semen without consent becomes the crime of unlawful sexual contact third degree.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jul 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jun 21, 2019 Signed Jul 23, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 27, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jul 23, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced
Re-Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
Jun 21, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
DE
5
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
Co
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Raymond Seigfried
Raymond Seigfried
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
Co
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
DE
20