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2024 SESSION

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HB 1427 Fixing period of suspension of sentence; sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age.

Introduced by: Michael J. Webert | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Fixing period of suspension of sentence; sexual battery; sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age. Allows the court to fix the period of suspension of sentence for a period not to exceed three years for the offenses of sexual battery and sexual abuse of a child 13 years of age or older but under 15 years of age. Current law allows a court to fix the period of suspension for up to the maximum period for which the defendant might originally have been sentenced to be imprisoned.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/24  House: Presented and ordered printed 24104563D  pdf
• 02/02/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24106734D-H1  pdf
• 03/05/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1427ER)  pdf
• 04/04/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 01/18/24  House: Presented and ordered printed 24104563D
• 01/18/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/24  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/31/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24106734D-H1
• 02/06/24  House: Read first time
• 02/07/24  House: Read second time
• 02/07/24  House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106734D-H1
• 02/07/24  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1427H1
• 02/08/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/26/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/24  Senate: Passed Senate
• 02/28/24  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1427ER)
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/04/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 485 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/04/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485)