VA HB245 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on March 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Fornication; repeal. Repeals the crime of fornication, i.e., voluntary sexual intercourse by an unmarried person, punishable under current law as a Class 4 misdemeanor.

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Title

Fornication; repeal.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 5-N 1-A) (Y: 91 N: 5 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122)
2020-03-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
2020-02-26HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
2020-02-24SenateSigned by President
2020-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-21HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB245ER)
2020-02-21HouseEnrolled
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateRead third time
2020-02-18SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateReported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-07SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-06HouseVOTE: Passage (91-Y 5-N 1-A)
2020-02-06HouseRead third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N 1-A)
2020-02-05HouseRead second time and engrossed
2020-02-04HouseRead first time
2020-01-31HouseReported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
2020-01-28HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2019-12-30HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-12-30HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101003D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1521724(n/a)See Bill Text
152907(n/a)See Bill Text
171275.13(n/a)See Bill Text
182344(n/a)See Bill Text
182346(n/a)See Bill Text
182366(n/a)See Bill Text
18267.5:2(n/a)See Bill Text
18267.9(n/a)See Bill Text
41225(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB245
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB245+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB245ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0122+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0088+HB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0127+HB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0448+HB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0334+HB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0702HB0245+HB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0710HB0245+HB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0730HB0245+HB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0731HB0245+HB0245

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