HB 298

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 30, 2019
  • Passed House Feb 11, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 24, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Apr 10, 2020

Misdemeanor sexual offenses; increases statute of limitations, where the victim is a minor.

Abstract

Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations. Increases the statute of limitations for prosecuting misdemeanor violations where the victim is a minor from one year after the victim reaches the age of majority to five years after the victim reaches the age of majority if the offender was an adult at the time of the offense and more than three years older than the victim for the following misdemeanor violations: carnal knowledge of detainee by employee of bail bond company, sexual battery, attempted sexual battery, infected sexual battery, sexual abuse of a child age 13 or 14 by an adult, and tongue penetration by adult of mouth of child under age 13 with lascivious intent. This bill is identical to SB 724.

Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations. Increases the statute of limitations for prosecuting misdemeanor violations where the victim is a minor from one year after the victim reaches the age of majority to five years after the victim reaches the age of majority if the offender was an adult at the time of the offense and more than three years older than the victim for the following misdemeanor violations: carnal knowledge of detainee by employee of bail bond company, sexual battery, attempted sexual battery, infected sexual battery, sexual abuse of a child age 13 or 14 by an adult, and tongue penetration by adult of mouth of child under age 13 with lascivious intent.

Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victimis a minor; statute of limitations. Increases the statute oflimitations for prosecuting misdemeanor violations where the victimis a minor from one year after the victim reaches the age of majorityto seven years after the victim reaches the age of majority for thefollowing misdemeanor violations: carnal knowledge of offender byemployee of bail bond company, sexual battery, attempted sexual battery,infected sexual battery, sexual abuse of a child age 13 or 14 by an adult, and tongue penetration by adult of mouth of child under age13 with lascivious intent.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 10, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 1122 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 20, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB298ER)

Mar 19, 2020

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 18, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

House

Enrolled

Mar 07, 2020

Senate

Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)

Mar 05, 2020

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

House

VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)

House

Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)

Mar 03, 2020

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

Mar 02, 2020

House

Conferees appointed by House

House

House acceded to request

Feb 28, 2020

Senate

Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 0-N)

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Senate

Passed by temporarily

Feb 26, 2020

House

Senate substitute rejected by House 20108737D-S1 (1-Y 96-N)

House

VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 24, 2020

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 20108737D-S1

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB298S1

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 21, 2020

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB298S1)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB298S1)

Feb 19, 2020

Senate

Committee substitute printed 20108737D-S1

Senate

Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)

Feb 12, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Feb 11, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB298H1)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Feb 10, 2020

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB298H1)

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB298H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20107882D-H1

House

Read second time

Feb 09, 2020

House

Read first time

Feb 07, 2020

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 0-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 20107882D-H1

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB298)

Feb 05, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)

Feb 04, 2020

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Jan 02, 2020

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB298)

Dec 30, 2019

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103509D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from VCSC (HB298) HTML
Impact statement from VCSC (HB298H1) HTML
Impact statement from VCSC (HB298S1) HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB298ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1122) HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: HB298AC HTML

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