CHAPTER NUMBER: 278
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Montague, Grosfeld, Doory, Cole, and Dobson
- Entitled:
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Sexual Crimes - Continuing Course of Conduct Against a Child
Prohibiting a person from engaging in a continuing course of unlawful
sexual conduct with a victim under 14 years of age under specified
circumstances; providing that a violation of the Act is a felony;
providing for a specified penalty; providing that a sentence under the
Act may be imposed separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with
a sentence for child abuse under specified circumstances; providing
that a person may not be charged under the Act under specified
circumstances; etc.
House Action
- 2/15
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 2/25
- Re-referred Judiciary
- 2/26
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (138-1)
- 4/6
- Returned Passed
- 4/25
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 278
Senate Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
- Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- PENALTIES
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- SEXUAL OFFENSES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law (Proposed - Text available when HB 11 passed)
- (
3-314 ,
3-314 ,
3-315 ,
3-319
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 332610/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 2002 at:
1:09 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 23, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-1)
- Senate
- April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
