DE HB130 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-6)
Status: Vetoed on August 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-08-17 - Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on August 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-08-17 - Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This bill creates a felony level offense for a person that is a health professional and in the course of providing professional health services to the victim, intentionally has sexual contact with the victim. This bill adds to the existing crime of unlawful sexual contact in the second degree and makes the conduct described therein as a felony offense, rather than a misdemeanor, due to the vulnerability of the victim as a patient seeking services from a health professional.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unlawful Sexual Contact.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-17 | House | Vetoed by Governor |
| 2015-06-30 | Senate | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2015-06-24 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| 2015-06-17 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
| 2015-06-16 | House | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2015-06-03 | House | Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 11 On Its Merits |
| 2015-05-05 | House | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
