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SB 724 Misdemeanor sexual offenses; increases statute of limitations, where the victim is a minor.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations. Increases the statute of limitations for prosecuting misdemeanor violations where the victim is a minor from one year after the victim reaches the age of majority to five years after the victim reaches the age of majority if the offender was an adult at the time of the offense and more than three years older than the victim for the following misdemeanor violations: carnal knowledge of detainee by employee of bail bond company, sexual battery, attempted sexual battery, infected sexual battery, sexual abuse of a child age 13 or 14 by an adult, and tongue penetration by adult of mouth of child under age 13 with lascivious intent. This bill is identical to HB 298.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102348D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106800D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20106800D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108198D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/26/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB724ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0277) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102348D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/27/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106800D-S1
- 01/27/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/05/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106800D-S1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/07/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/07/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB724ES1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20106800D-ES1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/20 House: Read first time
- 02/12/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108198D-H1
- 02/18/20 House: Read second time
- 02/19/20 House: Read third time
- 02/19/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108198D-H1
- 02/19/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB724H1
- 02/19/20 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 House: VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108198D-S1
- 02/26/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB724ER)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
- 03/04/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
- 03/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 277 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0277)