Fornication; repeal. (HB245)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon)
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
Fornication; repeal. Repeals the crime of fornication, i.e., voluntary sexual intercourse by an unmarried person, punishable under current law as a Class 4 misdemeanor. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/30/2019 | Committee |
| 12/30/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101003D |
| 12/30/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/28/2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 01/29/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) |
| 01/31/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/05/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/06/2020 | Read third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N 1-A) |
| 02/06/2020 | VOTE: Passage (91-Y 5-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/17/2020 | Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/19/2020 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2020 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2020 | Enrolled |
| 02/21/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB245ER) |
| 02/21/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/24/2020 | Signed by President |
| 02/26/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020 |
| 02/26/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020 |
| 03/04/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 03/04/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122) |