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2005 SESSION

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HB 2247 Sexual assualt; crime when committed on physically helpless person of any age.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

What constitutes aggravated sexual battery; penalty.  Provides that the crime of aggravated sexual battery, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison, is committed when a person sexually abuses a person of any age who is physically helpless. Currently, sexual abuse of a person who is physically helpless is only punishable as aggravated sexual battery if the victim is 13 or 14 years old, the victim is seriously injured, or the accused uses a dangerous weapon.  Under current law, sexual abuse of any child under age 13 is aggravated sexual battery.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 057253232  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2247ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/29/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0406)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 057253232
• 01/11/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/05  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/05  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/01/05  House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: Public Safety
• 02/03/05  House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/05  House: Read first time
• 02/07/05  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/05  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/21/05  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/21/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/21/05  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/23/05  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2247ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 406 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/29/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0406)