HB1998
Sexual extortion; penalty.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)
Chief Patron:
Wendell Walker (R)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Sexual extortion; penalty.
Makes it a Class 5 felony for any person to maliciously threaten eviction, loss of housing, property damage, or any financial loss 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 ... (More) sexual abuse and thereby engage in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, or an act of sexual abuse. 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 younger than 15 years of age. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100006D
- 01/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1998)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106644D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1998)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1998)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1998ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1998)
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)
