Sexual battery; touching a person's intimate parts, etc., penalty. (HB567)

Introduced By

Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale) with support from co-patron Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Assault by touching a person's intimate parts; penalty. Provides that the penalty for a person who commits a simple assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor, by touching the intimate parts of another person or material directly covering such intimates parts shall include a term of confinement of at least six months with a 30-day mandatory minimum sentence. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/06/2014Committee
01/06/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102312D
01/06/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/10/2014Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/13/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB567)
01/31/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
01/31/2014Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/03/2014Committee substitute printed 14104216D-H1
02/03/2014Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2014Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/04/2014Impact statement from VCSC (HB567H1)
02/05/2014Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2014Read first time
02/10/2014Read second time
02/10/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14104216D-H1
02/10/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB567H1)
02/10/2014Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB567H1
02/11/2014Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/11/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
02/12/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/17/2014Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2014Committee substitute printed 14105076D-S1
02/17/2014Rereferred to Finance
02/18/2014Impact statement from VCSC (HB567S1)
02/25/2014Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB567S1)
02/26/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
02/26/2014Read third time
02/26/2014Reading of substitute waived
02/26/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14105076D-S1
02/26/2014Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB567S1
02/26/2014Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 3-N)
02/26/2014Placed on Calendar
02/26/2014Senate substitute agreed to by House 14105076D-S1 (91-Y 0-N)
02/26/2014VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2014Enrolled
03/03/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB567ER)
03/03/2014Signed by Speaker
03/04/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB567ER)
03/06/2014Signed by President
03/31/2014Impact statement from VCSC (HB567ER)
04/06/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/14)
04/06/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Comments

Editor’s Pick
Mary Devoy writes:

Virginia’s Sexual Assault Statute should already cover this; in fact I have the personal experience that would.

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-67.10
6. "Sexual abuse" means an act committed with the intent to sexually molest, arouse, or gratify any person, where:

a. The accused intentionally touches the complaining witness's intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts;

The Sexual Battery Statute wouldn't take care of this new request,
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?000+cod+18.2-67.4

But the Sexual Abuse, does.

I am very hesitant of creating a second crime for the same act. Add additional verbiage to 18.2-67.10 if needed.