CRIM CD-GROOMING-PENALTIES
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In the statute concerning grooming, defines "child" as a person under 18 years of age. Provides that the penalty for grooming is a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony if the child is 14 years of age or older or if the person believed by the offender to be a child purports to be 14 years of age or older. Provides that grooming is a Class 2 felony if the child is under 14 years of age or if the person believed by the offender to be a child purports to be under 14 years of age.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2014
Committee Review
May 2014
House Passage
May 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
Signed into Law
Aug 2014
Introduced Apr 8, 2014
Signed Aug 15, 2014
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2014 · House Apr 8, 2014
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 58
May 21, 2014
D
Democratic39
92% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Aug 15, 2014
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 21, 2014
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 21, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (54-0-4)
senate
May 14, 2014
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
upper
May 7, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 9, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 8, 2014
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 8, 2014
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (113-0-4)
house
Mar 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
lower
Mar 25, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2014
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks
lower
Mar 19, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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