Children; penalty for sexual abuse against a child. (HB2068)
Introduced By
Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
☐ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Indecent liberties with child; penalty. Adds sexual abuse to the prohibited acts that constitute indecent liberties. Sexual abuse includes any intentional touching of the child's intimate parts or material directly covering the child's intimate parts when done with the intent to sexually molest, arouse, or gratify any person. The penalty is a Class 5 felony and a violation will occur when the adult is 18 years or older and the child is under age 15 and will apply whether or not the child consents to the touching. Read the Bill »
Status
03/19/2007: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2007 | Committee |
01/08/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078140276 |
01/08/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/12/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2068) |
01/16/2007 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
01/23/2007 | Committee substitute printed 077814276-H1 |
01/24/2007 | Read first time |
01/25/2007 | Read second time |
01/25/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 077814276-H1 |
01/25/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2068H1 |
01/26/2007 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
01/29/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/29/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/09/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
02/09/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2007 | Read third time |
02/12/2007 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/12/2007 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/12/2007 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/12/2007 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) |
02/12/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
02/14/2007 | Passed by for the day |
02/15/2007 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N) |
02/22/2007 | Enrolled |
02/22/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2068ER) |
02/23/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
02/24/2007 | Signed by President |
03/14/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2068ER) |
03/19/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 463 (effective 7/1/07) |
03/27/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463) |