To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2024
Last action Feb 24, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2024
How they voted
88–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 90
Feb 23, 2024
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican80
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 24, 2024
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Feb 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 274)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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