Sexual Battery Prosecution Time Limitation
Summary
Sexual Battery Prosecution Time Limitation; Designates act "Donna's Law"; creates exception to general time limitations allowing prosecution to be commenced at any time for specified sexual battery offenses against victims younger than a certain age.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 23, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 23, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Sumner Hall
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
lower
Sep 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Plakon
RRepublican
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