Sexual Offenses
Summary
Sexual Offenses; Providing that substantial similarity is not required for the admissibility of certain evidence in a criminal case in which the defendant is charged with a sexual offense; revising the definitions of the terms “sexual battery” and “sexual bestiality”; providing a time limitation for the prosecution of specified sexual battery offenses; providing that a person who threatens to use actual physical force likely to cause serious bodily injury or death while committing specified sexual battery offenses commits a life felony, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Nov 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gayle Harrell
RRepublican
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