Legislation - HB0501

Title: Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority
Sponsored by: Delegates Bartlett, Behler, Embry, Fair, McComas, Pasteur, Phillips, Pruski, Schmidt, Simmons, and Woods
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering the penalties for the misdemeanor of sexual offense by a person in a position of authority; prohibiting a certain person in a position of authority from committing a certain violation involving a child at least 6 years younger than the person in a position of authority; prohibiting a person who has been previously convicted of a certain crime from committing a certain violation; adding sexual offense by a person in a position of authority as a predicate crime for sexual solicitation of a minor; etc.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0407

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2026 Legislative Date 1/27/2026 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2026 Legislative Date 1/29/2026 Action Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/19/2026 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (131-0) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/27/2026	1/27/2026	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority
House	1/29/2026	1/29/2026	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2026	3/19/2026	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/19/2026	3/06/2026	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	43 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority
House	3/19/2026	3/07/2026	Third Reading Passed (131-0)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/04/2026	Referred Judicial Proceedings	43 Click to view Recorded Media

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