HB 245 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Fornication; repeals the crime, i.e., voluntary sexual intercourse by an unmarried person.

Summary

Fornication; repeal. Repeals the crime of fornication, i.e., voluntary sexual intercourse by an unmarried person, punishable under current law as a Class 4 misdemeanor.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Dec 30, 2019 Signed Mar 4, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 19, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N 1-A)

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

lower

Dec 30, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Dec 30, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101003D

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor