Virginia House Bill 2398 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Sexual extortion; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who maliciously threatens in writing, including an electronically transmitted communication producing a visual or electronic message, (i) to disseminate, sell, or publish a videographic or still image, created by any means whatsoever, or (ii) to not delete, remove, or take back a previously disseminated, sold, or published videographic or still image, created by any means whatsoever, that depicts the complaining witness or such complaining witness's family or household member as totally nude or in a state of undress so as to expose the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast with the intent to cause the complaining witness to engage in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, or an act of sexual abuse and thereby engages in such acts. The bill also creates an unclassified felony punishable by not less than one nor more than 20 years and a fine of not more than $100,000 for any adult who violates the provisions of the bill with a person under the age of 18. Sexual extortion; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who maliciously threatens in writing, including an electronically transmitted communication producing a visual or electronic message, (i) to disseminate, sell, or publish a videographic or still image, created by any means whatsoever, or (ii) to not delete, remove, or take back a previously disseminated, sold, or published videographic or still image, created by any means whatsoever, that depicts the complaining witness or such complaining witness's family or household member as totally nude or in a state of undress so as to expose the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast with the intent to cause the complaining witness to engage in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, or an act of sexual abuse and thereby engages in such acts. The bill also creates an unclassified felony punishable by not less than one nor more than 20 years and a fine of not more than $100,000 for any adult who violates the provisions of the bill with a person under the age of 18.

Sexual extortion; penalty.

Del. Robert Bell [R]

Del. Jackie Glass [D]

2023-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) (Y: 0 N: 97 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 2-N) (Y: 14 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)
2023-03-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 612 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2398ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-25	House	VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-25	House	Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-25	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
2023-02-25	House	Conference substitute printed 23107556D-H1
2023-02-25		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2023-02-23	Senate	Senators: Petersen, Surovell, Stanley
2023-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2023-02-23	House	Delegates: Bell, Campbell, E.H., Herring
2023-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2023-02-23	House	House acceded to request
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
2023-02-22	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 23107010D-S2 (0-Y 97-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2398S2
2023-02-21	Senate	Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 23107010D-S2
2023-02-21	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-21	Senate	Judiciary Committee substitute rejected 23106773D-S1
2023-02-21	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23107010D-S2
2023-02-16	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 2-N)
2023-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23106773D-S1
2023-02-15	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-02-15	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
2023-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-07	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	House	Read second time and engrossed
2023-02-05	House	Read first time
2023-02-03	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-31	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-01-17	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-17	House	Presented and ordered printed 23104440D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	61	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	67.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	67.10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	67.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	67.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	67.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2398
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2398+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2398S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2398S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2398H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2398ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0612+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106773D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2398AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2398F160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2398F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2398FS1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2398FS2160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2398FS2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2398FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2398FER122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2398FH1160+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0192+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0123+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1534+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0267+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0441+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0630HB2398+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0710HB2398+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0712HB2398+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0713HB2398+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2241+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0825HB2398+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0981HB2398+HB2398
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2381+HB2398