Criminal sexual assault; penalty when committed by parents, etc., person is 13 yrs. of age, etc.
Summary
Criminal sexual assault committed by parents,stepparents, grandparents, and step-grandparents; penalty. Providesthat a parent, stepparent, grandparent, or step-grandparent is guiltyof the crime of forcible sodomy or object sexual penetration if suchoffenses are committed by such persons and the complaining witnessis at least 13 years of age but younger than 18 years of age. Thebill also increases from a Class 3 felony to a Class 2 felony thepenalty for the crime of incest.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Jan 18, 2021
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Actions timeline
Total actions
4
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Committee
1
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101085D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
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