DC B22-0472 | 2017-2018 | 22nd Council

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on January 16 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-31 - Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is May 23, 2019
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

As introduced, this bill revises the definition of extortion to include sexual extortion. Sexual extortion occurs when a person obtains possession of sexually explicit images and demands that another person, the victim, provide additional images or in–person sex acts under threat of distributing the images. Provisions of Bill 22-877 have been incorporated into this bill.

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Title

Protection From Sexual Extortion Amendment Act Of 2017 (now Known As "sexual Blackmail Elimination And Immigrant Protection Amendment Act Of 2018")

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-12-04 - Council - Final Reading CC (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-11-13 - Council - First Reading CC (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-31CouncilTransmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is May 23, 2019
2019-01-25CouncilAct A22-0564 Published in DC Register Vol 66 and Page 907
2019-01-16CouncilEnacted with Act Number A22-0564
2018-12-28CouncilTransmitted to Mayor, Response Due on January 15, 2019
2018-12-04CouncilFinal Reading CC
2018-11-13CouncilFirst Reading CC
2018-11-02CouncilCommittee Report Filed
2018-11-01CouncilCommittee Mark-up of B22-0472
2018-07-11CouncilPublic Hearing Held
2018-05-18CouncilNotice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2017-10-06CouncilNotice of Intent to Act on B22-0472 Published in the DC Register
2017-10-03CouncilReferred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
2017-09-26CouncilIntroduced in Office of the Secretary

Washington D.C. State Sources


Bill Comments

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