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