AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Eliminates the marital sexual assault exception when a victim is incapacitated, disabled, or helpless.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Apr 23, 2021
Signed Jun 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 15, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 15, 2021
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 23, 2021
Signed into law
06/23/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/22/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 18, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 16, 2021
Committee
06/16/2021 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/15/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 8, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 13, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
04/23/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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