Bill Text: VA HB2075 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Sexual abuse of children; penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-14 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2075) [HB2075 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2025-HB2075-Introduced.html
2025 SESSION
INTRODUCED
25101795D
HOUSE BILL NO. 2075
Offered January 8, 2025
Prefiled January 7, 2025
A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-67.4:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sexual abuse of certain children; penalty.
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Patron—Garrett
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-67.4:2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-67.4:2. Sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age; penalty.
Any adult who, with lascivious intent, commits an act of sexual abuse, as defined in § 18.2-67.10, with any child 13 years of age or older but under 15 years of age is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor 6 felony.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is at least $766,778 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
