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1994 SESSION

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HB 428 Rape by minors.

Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Rape. Overrules a 1898 Virginia Supreme Court case, Foster v. Commonwealth, which created an irrebuttable presumption that a child under the age of fourteen is incapable of committing rape. The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that a juvenile, between the ages of 10 and 14, is physically incapable of rape.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/94  House: Presented and ordered printed  pdf
• 02/16/94  House: Printed as engrossed LD2793350 (HB428E)  pdf
• 03/21/94  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB428ER)  pdf
• 04/07/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0339)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 01/24/94  House: Presented and ordered printed
• 01/24/94  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/04/94  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/14/94  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/14/94  House: Read first time
• 02/15/94  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/94  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/15/94  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/15/94  House: Read third time and passed House (73-Y 4-N)
• 02/15/94  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 4-N)
• 02/15/94  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/94  House: Printed as engrossed LD2793350 (HB428E)
• 02/17/94  Senate: Read first time
• 02/17/94  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/06/94  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/94  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/94  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/94  Senate: Read third time
• 03/08/94  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/94  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/21/94  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB428ER)
• 03/28/94  House: Enrolled
• 03/28/94  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/29/94  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/05/94  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 339 (effective 7/1/94)
• 04/07/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0339)