Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Repeal of Spousal Defense
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Governor
Introduced Aug 11, 2021
Last action Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2022
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Mar 25, 2022
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Apr 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ferguson) Adopted
upper
Apr 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report {
lower
Apr 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lee, Hettleman and Sydnor)
upper
Apr 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Shetty, Bartlett and Crutchfield)
upper
Apr 9, 2022
Introduced
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Shetty, Bartlett and Crutchfield)
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Apr 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 25, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-1)
senate
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
Aug 11, 2021
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlotte Crutchfield
DDemocratic
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