Legislation

Title: Criminal Law - Professional Counselors and Therapists - Conduct (Lynette's Law)
Sponsored by: Delegate Smigiel
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 4/07 at 3:30 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting a specified professional counselor or therapist from engaging in a sexual act or vaginal intercourse with a person who is receiving counseling from the professional counselor or therapist or received counseling from the professional counselor or therapist within a specified period of time; providing a 3-year statute of limitations for the prosecution of a violation of the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0060 Session: 2013 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2014

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/19/2013 Legislative Date 10/17/2013 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/19/2013 Legislative Date 1/08/2014 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/01/2014 Legislative Date 1/01/2014 Action Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2014 Legislative Date 3/15/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2014 Legislative Date 3/12/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments {342911/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 48A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2014 Legislative Date 3/12/2014 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2014 Legislative Date 3/13/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 49
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2014 Legislative Date 3/13/2014 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 47
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2014 Legislative Date 3/14/2014 Action Reassigned to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 48
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2014 Legislative Date 4/03/2014 Action Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2014 Legislative Date 4/07/2014 Action Hearing 4/07 at 3:30 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	12/19/2013	10/17/2013	Pre-filed
House	12/19/2013	1/08/2014	First Reading Judiciary
House	1/01/2014	1/01/2014	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/15/2014	3/15/2014	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/15/2014	3/12/2014	Favorable with Amendments {342911/1 Report Adopted	48A
House	3/15/2014	3/12/2014	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48A
House	3/17/2014	3/13/2014	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	49
Senate	3/18/2014	3/13/2014	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	47
Senate	3/19/2014	3/14/2014	Reassigned to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	48
Senate	4/02/2014	4/03/2014	Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/07/2014	4/07/2014	Hearing 4/07 at 3:30 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
3/15/2014	Amendments House - (Judiciary) {342911/01 Adopted
12/19/2013	Text - First - Criminal Law - Professional Counselors and Therapists - Conduct (Lynette's Law)
3/17/2014	Text - Third - Criminal Law - Professional Counselors and Therapists - Conduct (Lynette's Law)
3/15/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary
3/13/2014	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (133-0) - 03/13/14

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