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1995 SESSION
SB 940 Sexual assault; sentencing.
Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Sexual assault; sentencing. Provides that any person convicted of more than one of the following offenses is to be sentenced to 20 years for the second offense and shall not be eligible for suspension of sentence: carnal knowledge of a child between 13 and 15 years of age when the offense is committed by a person over the age of 18, carnal knowledge of certain minors, aggravated sexual battery, crimes against nature involving children, adultery or fornication with one's own child or grandchild, taking indecent liberties with a child or conspiracy to commit these offenses. Any person convicted of more than one of the following offenses shall be sentenced to life imprisonment and shall not have any or all of the sentence suspended: rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, abduction with intent to defile, or conspiracy to commit any of these offenses. Any person convicted under the “three-time loser” statute who was sentenced to life imprisonment without suspension under § 18.2-67.5:3 for commission of more than one designated violent felony sexual assault is not eligible for the old-age exemption to life imprisonment.
This bill is recommended by the Lt. Governor's Sexual Assault Commission.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD4777761 pdf
- 02/21/95 House: Committee substitute printed LD1368685-H1 pdf
- 03/03/95 House: Floor substitute printed LD4245761-H2 (Cranwell) pdf
- 03/03/95 House: Committee substitute reprinted LD1368685-H1 pdf
- 03/13/95 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB940ER) pdf
- 05/09/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0834) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/23/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD4777761
- 01/23/95 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/31/95 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law & Procedure
- 02/01/95 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/95 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/05/95 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/08/95 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/95 House: Read first time
- 02/09/95 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/95 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/21/95 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/95 House: Committee substitute printed LD1368685-H1
- 02/22/95 House: Read second time
- 02/23/95 House: Read third time
- 02/23/95 House: Floor substitute agreed to LD4245761-H2 (Cranwell)
- 02/23/95 House: Committee substitute rejected LD1368685-H1
- 02/23/95 House: Engrossed by House - fl. sub. LD4245761-H2
- 02/23/95 House: Passed House with fl. sub. (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/95 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/23/95 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/95 House: Floor substitute printed LD4245761-H2 (Cranwell)
- 03/03/95 House: Committee substitute reprinted LD1368685-H1
- 03/13/95 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB940ER)
- 03/15/95 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/15/95 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/95 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/95 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/05/95 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/05/95 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMMEND. (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/95 House: House rejected Gov's recommendation (0-Y 99-N)
- 04/06/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- 04/06/95 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 05/05/95 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 834 (effective 7/1/95)
- 05/09/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0834)