Criminal sexual assault; definition of sexual abuse, complaining witness under age 13, penalty. (HB288)
Introduced By
Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-Clarke) with support from co-patron Del. Karrie Delaney (D-Centreville)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Criminal sexual assault; definition of sexual abuse; complaining witness under age 13; penalty. Includes in the definition of "sexual abuse" the intentional touching of any part of a complaining witness's body, on either the skin or the material covering the complaining witness's body, if the complaining witness is under the age of 13 and the act is committed with the intent to sexually molest, arouse, or gratify any person. The bill repeals the Class 1 misdemeanor prohibiting adult penetration of the mouth of a child under the age of 13 with lascivious intent. Read the Bill »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/30/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100918D |
| 12/30/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/02/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB288) |
| 01/10/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB288) |
| 02/04/2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/06/2020 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 |
| 02/07/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice |
| 12/04/2020 | Left in Courts of Justice |