Legislation - HB0147

Title: Criminal Law – Sexual Crimes – Repeal of Spousal Defense (Love Is No Defense to Sexual Crimes)
Sponsored by: Delegates Crutchfield, Arikan, Bartlett, Charkoudian, Dumais, Feldmark, Forbes, R. Lewis, Love, Smith, and Terrasa
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Repealing a certain prohibition on prosecuting a person for rape or a certain sexual offense against a victim who was the person's legal spouse at the time of the alleged rape or sexual offense.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0250

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0590 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

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Chamber House Calendar Date 9/15/2020 Legislative Date 9/15/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/23/2020 Legislative Date 12/23/2020 Action Hearing 1/14 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law – Sexual Crimes – Repeal of Spousal Defense (Love Is No Defense to Sexual Crimes) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 10 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law – Sexual Crimes – Repeal of Spousal Defense (Love Is No Defense to Sexual Crimes) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2021 Legislative Date 2/12/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (125-4) Proceedings 11 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/16/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 12 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/15/2020	9/15/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Judiciary
House	12/23/2020	12/23/2020	Hearing 1/14 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Criminal Law – Sexual Crimes – Repeal of Spousal Defense (Love Is No Defense to Sexual Crimes)
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	10 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law – Sexual Crimes – Repeal of Spousal Defense (Love Is No Defense to Sexual Crimes)
House	2/12/2021	2/12/2021	Third Reading Passed (125-4)	11 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/16/2021	2/11/2021	Referred Judicial Proceedings	12 Click to view Recorded Media

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