File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 622  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Schuh and Smigiel
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Crimes - Sexual Offenses Against Children - Jessica's Law Enhancement
 
Increasing the maximum and mandatory minimum penalties for a person
convicted of rape in the second degree of a child under the age of 13
years; and increasing the maximum and mandatory minimum penalties for
a person convicted of sexual offense in the second degree against a
child under the age of 13 years.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/25
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 1/29
 - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/19
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/21
 - Third Reading Passed (136-0)
 - 4/6
 - House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      House Requests Senate Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed
 -      Delegates Simmons, Anderson, and Carter
 - 4/9
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/23
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/10
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/6
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 -      Motion two readings same day  Const/Rule 24 (Senator Jacobs) Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-0)
 - 4/9
 - Motion Recede (Senator Jacobs) Adopted
 -      Committee Amendment Withdrawn
 -      Senate Recede
 -      Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/4
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 181
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
 - Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
 - Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
 - Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
 - Sexual Offenses
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Criminal Law
 - (
 3-304 ,
 3-306 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 House 
- Number: 312716/01     Offered on: March 19, 2010      at:
11:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
Senate
- Number: 268770/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010      at:
11:18 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 House 
- Judiciary
 
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 21, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (136-0)
 
Senate
- April 6, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (44-0)
 - April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)