Misdemeanor sexual offenses; increases statute of limitations, where the victim is a minor.
Summary
Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations. Increases the statute of limitations for prosecuting misdemeanor violations where the victim is a minor from one year after the victim reaches the age of majority to five years after the victim reaches the age of majority if the offender was an adult at the time of the offense and more than three years older than the victim for the following misdemeanor violations: carnal knowledge of detainee by employee of bail bond company, sexual battery, attempted sexual battery, infected sexual battery, sexual abuse of a child age 13 or 14 by an adult, and tongue penetration by adult of mouth of child under age 13 with lascivious intent. This bill is identical to HB 298.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 11, 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
42
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 277 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB724H1
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108198D-H1
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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 with amendment SB724ES1
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106800D-S1
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102348D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
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