Wendell Walker
- Republican
- Delegate
- District 52
Primary
Sexual extortion; penalty. Makes it a Class 5 felony for any person to maliciously threaten eviction, loss of housing, property damage, or any financial loss with the intent to cause the complaining witness to engage in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, or an act of sexual abuse and thereby engage in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, or an act of sexual abuse. The bill also creates an unclassified felony punishable by not less than one nor more than 20 years and a fine of not more than $100,000 for any adult who violates the provisions of the bill with a person younger than 15 years of age.
An Act to amend and reenact ยง 18.2-59.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sexual extortion; penalty.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1998)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1998ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1998)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Impact statement from VCSC (HB1998)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N)
Committee substitute printed 25106644D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1998)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100006D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Courts of Justice Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Courts of Justice Subcommittee Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
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| Unknown | |
| Impact statement from VCSC (HB1998) | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1998) | PDF PDF PDF |
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