WV SB175 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Engrossed on January 12 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-15 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 12 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-15 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to modify the offenses of extortion and attempted extortion, including threats to publish images of a person's intimate body parts as a means of committing extortion or attempted extortion. The bill defines the phrase "anything of value, or other consideration" to include certain defined sexual acts and defining images of intimate body parts. Finally, the bill sets forth criminal penalties.
Title
Updating offenses of extortion and attempted extortion
Sponsors
| Sen. Mike Woelfel [D] | Sen. Rupert Phillips [R] | Sen. Chandler Swope [R] | Sen. Patricia Rucker [R] |
| Sen. Jack Woodrum [R] | Sen. Bill Hamilton [R] | Sen. Vince Deeds [R] | Sen. Michael Caputo [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-01-12 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 30) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-15 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2024-01-15 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2024-01-15 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-12 | Senate | Ordered to House |
| 2024-01-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 30) |
| 2024-01-12 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2024-01-12 | Senate | On 3rd reading |
| 2024-01-11 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2024-01-11 | Senate | On 2nd reading |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Read 1st time |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Immediate consideration |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Committee reference dispensed |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 2 | 13 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
