Aggravated sexual battery; penalty.
Summary
Aggravated sexual battery by false representationor subterfuge; penalty. Provides that any person who sexuallyabuses another person through false representation or subterfuge that is part of a massage by a massage therapist, a medical procedure,or physical therapy is guilty of aggravated sexual battery if suchabuse is intentional and without the consent of the complaining witness.The bill also eliminates the provision that sexual battery can beaccomplished by ruse.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Nov 18, 2019
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1003 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (84-Y 12-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB42S1
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106403D-S1
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100063D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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