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2002 SESSION
HB 1140 Sodomy between consenting adults; penalty.
Introduced by: James H. Dillard, II | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Sodomy between consenting adults; penalty. Decriminalizes sodomy between consenting adults with the exception that sodomy in public would remain a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides that solicitation of carnal knowledge would be a Class 6 felony.
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HISTORY
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025256732
- 01/09/02 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/02 House: Passed by indefinitely in C. J. (18-Y 3-N)