Increases the severity of the offense of sexual conduct against a child in the second degree
Summary
Expands the definition of the offense of sexual conduct against a child in the third degree to include at least one act of specified types of sexual contact.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Assembly Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Nov 2022
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Nov 23, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2022 · Assembly Jun 1, 2022
How they voted
61–0
Passed
Total votes 61
Jun 2, 2022
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
6
Nov 23, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.647
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 1, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
Jun 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 31, 2022
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7079C
lower
May 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
May 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7079B
lower
May 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7079A
lower
Jun 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
Co
Aileen Gunther
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Carrie Woerner
DDemocratic
Co
Diana C. Richardson
DDemocratic
Co
Fred Thiele
DDemocratic
Co
Harvey Epstein
DDemocratic
Co
Inez Dickens
DDemocratic
Co
JG
Jessica González-Rojas
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Judy Griffin
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Rosenthal
DDemocratic
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