Sex offense; felony punishment for subsequent misdemeanor. (SB801)
Introduced By
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Felony punishment for subsequent misdemeanor sex offense; penalty. Provides that when a person is convicted of a specified misdemeanor sex offense and it is alleged in the warrant that he was convicted of two or more substantially similar offenses under the laws of another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the United States within the previous 10 years, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currently, the prior convictions are limited to convictions under Virginia law. Read the Bill »
Status
01/29/2013: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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12/19/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100931D |
12/19/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
12/21/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB801) |
01/07/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB801) |
01/21/2013 | Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2013 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/29/2013 | Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
Garrett's same 2012 Bill SB668 Fiscal Impact
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+oth+SB668F160+PDF
w/ the standard minimum $50,000 estimate requirement. SB668 was left in Finance.
Why would Mr.Garrett just write this bill for sex offense's? Maybe he's afraid of drug dealers.