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2022 SESSION
SB 227 Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations, penalty.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations; penalty. Provides that the prosecution of the misdemeanor offense of causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent where the alleged adult offender has consensual sexual intercourse with a minor who is 15 years of age or older at the time of the offense shall be commenced no later than five years after the victim reaches majority provided that the alleged adult offender was more than three years older than the victim at the time of the offense. Under current law, the prosecution of such offense shall be commenced within one year after commission of the offense.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103620D pdf | impact statements
- 03/03/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB227ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103620D
- 01/10/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/26/22 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/26/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/15/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/22 House: Read first time
- 02/22/22 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/22/22 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/23/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/22 House: Read second time
- 03/01/22 House: Read third time
- 03/01/22 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB227ER)
- 03/03/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/06/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 110 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/06/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)