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SB 354 Statute of limitations; sexual crimes against minors.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Statute of limitations; sexual crimes against minors. Extends the statute of limitations to one year after the victim reaches 18 years of age for misdemeanor violations of the following crimes: carnal knowledge of offender by employee of bail bond company, sexual battery, infected sexual battery, sexual abuse of a child age 13 or 14 by an adult, attempted sexual battery, and tongue penetration by adult of mouth of child under age 13. Under existing law, there is a one-year statute of limitations on most misdemeanors. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission and is identical to HB 510.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102803D  pdf | impact statements
• 02/29/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB354ER)  pdf | impact statements
• 03/07/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102803D
• 01/11/16  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/16  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/16  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/10/16  Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/16  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/12/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/16  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/16  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/17/16  House: Read first time
• 02/17/16  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/16  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/22/16  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/16  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/16  House: Read second time
• 02/26/16  House: Read third time
• 02/26/16  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/16  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/16  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/29/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB354ER)
• 02/29/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/03/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/04/16  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/4/16
• 03/04/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016
• 03/07/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 253 (effective 7/1/16)
• 03/07/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253)