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2020 SESSION
HB 245 Fornication; repeals the crime, i.e., voluntary sexual intercourse by an unmarried person.
Introduced by: Mark H. Levine | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Fornication; repeal. Repeals the crime of fornication, i.e., voluntary sexual intercourse by an unmarried person, punishable under current law as a Class 4 misdemeanor.
FULL TEXT
- 12/30/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101003D pdf
- 02/21/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB245ER) pdf
- 03/04/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/30/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101003D
- 12/30/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/29/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Read first time
- 02/05/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/20 House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/06/20 House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/17/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB245ER)
- 02/21/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
- 02/26/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
- 03/04/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/04/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122)