VirginiaSexual extortion; penalty.
What it does
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 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.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 227 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1998)
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1998ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1998)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 5Impact statement from VCSC (HB1998)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Committee substitute printed 25106644D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N)Minor
- Jan 31Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Jan 28Assigned Courts sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1998)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100006DIntroduced