AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Increases the age of children able to utilize a recorded forensic interview for cases of sexual abuse in grand jury testimony -- child assault from age fourteen (14) to age eighteen (18).)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2021
Last action Jun 17, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 16, 2021
How they voted
60–9
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 74
Jun 16, 2021
D
Democratic64
92% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 17, 2021
Committee
06/17/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/16/2021 House read and passed
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 9, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
01/25/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
Julie Casimiro
DDemocratic
P
Justine Caldwell
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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