AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Defines any act of sexual penetration or contact perpetrated by an individual with a position of authority upon a person over the age of fourteen (14) and under the age of eighteen (18) as third degree sexual assault.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced May 11, 2022
Signed Jun 27, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 21, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 27, 2022
Signed into law
06/27/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/22/2022 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/21/2022 House read and passed
lower
Jun 17, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/17/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 9, 2022
Committee
06/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 11, 2022
Introduced
05/11/2022 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Marszalkowski
DDemocratic
P
Bernard A. Hawkins
DDemocratic
P
Camille Vella-Wilkinson
DDemocratic
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
David Place
RRepublican
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Greg Costantino
DDemocratic
P
Jackie Baginski
DDemocratic
P
Julie Casimiro
DDemocratic
P
Tom Noret
DDemocratic
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