Criminal Law – Sexual Crimes – Repeal of Spousal Defense (Love Is No Defense to Sexual Crimes)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 15, 2020
Last action Feb 16, 2021
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2021
How they voted
105–4
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 118
Feb 12, 2021
D
Democratic79
96% Yea
R
Republican39
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
Sep 15, 2020
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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