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2004 SESSION
HB 1054 Sexual offenses; provisions, penalties
Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Sexual offenses; penalties. In order to comply with Lawrence v. Texas, 123 S. Ct. 2472 (2003), the bill repeals the statute making fornication a Class 4 misdemeanor and amends the lewd and lascivious behavior statute to specify that the behavior is illegal when performed in a public place. Without repealing the existing crimes against nature statute, the bill proposes a new statute that will ensure that such behavior is illegal when committed in a public place. The bill also amends certain statutes dealing with prostitution and sexual crimes against juveniles to ensure that if there is a court decision rendering the crimes against nature statute invalid, the behavior will still be illegal if committed with a child, if done in public or if done in connection with prostitution.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 040894134 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040990204-H1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 040894134
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/04 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040990204-H1
- 02/14/04 House: Read first time
- 02/16/04 House: Read second time
- 02/16/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 040990204-H1
- 02/16/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1054H1
- 02/17/04 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/18/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/18/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/08/04 Senate: Continued to 2005 in Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)