Persons with autism or intellectual disabilities; deferred disposition, offenses against minors.
Summary
Deferred disposition; persons with autism orintellectual disabilities; offenses against minors. Providesthat certain felony offenses, including child pornography, obscenity,electronic solicitation of a minor, indecent liberties with children,and displaying child pornography or grooming materials to a child,are ineligible for deferred and dismissed disposition where the defendanthas been diagnosed with autism or an intellectual disability.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Last action Feb 14, 2022
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
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103000D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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