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HB 298 Misdemeanor sexual offenses; increases statute of limitations, where the victim is a minor.
Introduced by: Kathy K.L. Tran | 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 SB 724.
FULL TEXT
- 12/30/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103509D pdf | impact statements
- 02/07/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107882D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/19/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108737D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB298ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1122) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/30/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103509D
- 12/30/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/04/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/05/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107882D-H1
- 02/09/20 House: Read first time
- 02/10/20 House: Read second time
- 02/10/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107882D-H1
- 02/10/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB298H1
- 02/11/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/19/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108737D-S1
- 02/21/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108737D-S1
- 02/24/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB298S1
- 02/24/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/20 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20108737D-S1 (1-Y 96-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/28/20 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/02/20 House: House acceded to request
- 03/02/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/02/20 House: Delegates: Tran, Mullin, Collins
- 03/03/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/20 Senate: Senators: McClellan, Boysko, Obenshain
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB298ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1122 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1122)