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2020 SESSION

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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)