HB245
Fornication; repeals the crime, i.e., voluntary sexual intercourse by an unmarried person.
Summary
As Introduced. 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.-
Bill History
- 12/30/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101003D
- 12/30/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/29/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2020 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/06/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 02/21/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB245ER)
- 02/21/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
- 02/26/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
- 03/04/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 122 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/04/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122)
