HB2398
Sexual extortion; penalty.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Sexual extortion; penalties.
Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who maliciously threatens in writing, including an electronically transmitted communication producing a visual or electronic message, (i) to disseminate, sell, or publish a videographic or still image, created by any means whatsoever, or (ii) to not delete, remove, or take back a ... (More) previously disseminated, sold, or published videographic or still image, created by any means whatsoever, that depicts the complaining witness or such complaining witness's family or household member as totally nude or in a state of undress so as to expose the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast with the intent to cause the complaining witness to engage in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, or an act of sexual abuse and thereby engages in such acts. The bill also creates an unclassified felony punishable by not less than one nor more than 20 years and a fine of not more than $100,000 for any adult who violates the provisions of the bill with a person under the age of 18. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2023 - House: Presented and ordered printed 23104440D
- 01/17/2023 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2398)
- 01/17/2023 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2398)
- 01/31/2023 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/01/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2023 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2023 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/2023 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2023 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106773D-S1
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 2-N)
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 23107010D-S2
- 02/17/2023 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2398S2)
- 02/17/2023 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2398S1)
- 02/17/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2398S2)
- 02/20/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Judiciary Committee substitute rejected 23106773D-S1
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 23107010D-S2
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2398S2
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2023 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 23107010D-S2 (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/22/2023 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/23/2023 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2023 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/23/2023 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/23/2023 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/2023 - House: Delegates: Bell, Campbell, E.H., Herring
- 02/23/2023 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/2023 - Senate: Senators: Petersen, Surovell, Stanley
- 02/25/2023 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/25/2023 - House: Conference substitute printed 23107556D-H1
- 02/25/2023 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/25/2023 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2023 - House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2398H1)
- 03/07/2023 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2023 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2398ER)
- 03/08/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2023 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2398ER)
- 03/09/2023 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2398H1)
- 03/13/2023 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/26/2023 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 612 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/26/2023 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)
