Criminal Law - First-Degree Child Abuse - Continuing Course of Conduct
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 20, 2021
Signed May 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2021 · House of Delegates Mar 17, 2021
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 42
Mar 1, 2021
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 184
executive
Apr 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 20, 2021
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 17, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (120-0-7)
house of delegates
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-2)
senate
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelly Hettleman
DDemocratic
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