Virginia House Bill 298 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1122)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations. Increases the statute of limitations for prosecuting misdemeanor violations where the victim is a minor from one year after the victim reaches the age of majority to five years after the victim reaches the age of majority if the offender was an adult at the time of the offense and more than three years older than the victim for the following misdemeanor violations: carnal knowledge of detainee by employee of bail bond company, sexual battery, attempted sexual battery, infected sexual battery, sexual abuse of a child age 13 or 14 by an adult, and tongue penetration by adult of mouth of child under age 13 with lascivious intent.

Misdemeanor sexual offenses; increases statute of limitations, where the victim is a minor.

Del. Kathy Tran [D]

2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (1-Y 96-N) (Y: 1 N: 96 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-10		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1122)
2020-04-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1122 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB298ER)
2020-03-18	House	Enrolled
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-03-07	Senate	Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-03	Senate	Senators: McClellan, Boysko, Obenshain
2020-03-03	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-02	House	Delegates: Tran, Mullin, Collins
2020-03-02	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-02	House	House acceded to request
2020-02-28	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2020-02-28	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2020-02-26	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
2020-02-26	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 20108737D-S1 (1-Y 96-N)
2020-02-26	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB298S1
2020-02-24	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20108737D-S1
2020-02-24	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20108737D-S1
2020-02-19	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-11	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB298H1
2020-02-10	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20107882D-H1
2020-02-10	House	Read second time
2020-02-09	House	Read first time
2020-02-07	House	Committee substitute printed 20107882D-H1
2020-02-07	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
2020-02-04	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2019-12-30	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-12-30	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103509D

SB724 (Same As) 2020-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0277)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	8	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB298
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB298+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB298H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB298S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB298ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1122+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0114+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0229+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0906+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0370+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB0298+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0863HB0298+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1458+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1256HB0298+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1917+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1698HB0298+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1699HB0298+HB0298
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1700HB0298+HB0298