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HB 597 Marriage, subsequent; effect thereof to child over 14 years of age.

Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Crimes; effect of subsequent marriage to child over 14 years of age. Repeals the code section that provides a defense to carnal knowledge of a child 14 years of age or older when there is a subsequent marriage of the victim and the perpetrator. SB 608 is identical.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084661824  pdf
• 02/09/08  House: Committee substitute printed 080532624-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB597ER)  pdf | impact statements
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0174)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084661824
• 01/08/08  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/08  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/08/08  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
• 02/09/08  House: Committee substitute printed 080532624-H1
• 02/09/08  House: Read first time
• 02/11/08  House: Read second time
• 02/11/08  House: Committee substitute agreed to 080532624-H1
• 02/11/08  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB597H1
• 02/12/08  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/08  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/08  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/08  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/08  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB597ER)
• 02/22/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/03/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 174 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0174)