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CS/CS/HB 23: Children's Protection Act of 1999

GENERAL BILL by Family Law & Children ; Crime & Punishment ; Ball ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Constantine ; Feeney ; Byrd ; Harrington ; Murman ; Brummer ; Putnam

Children's Protection Act of 1999; creates said act; creates offenses of "lewd or lascivious battery," "lewd or lascivious molestation," "lewd or lascivious conduct," & "lewd or lascivious exhibition"; precludes consent from being raised as defense if victim is under specified age; precludes ignorance or belief of age from being raised as defense; provides exception for maternal breastfeeding, etc. Amends & reenacts FS.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 170 (Ch. 99-201)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/1998 House • Prefiled
11/20/1998 House • Referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Family Law & Children (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC); On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 12/02/98, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
12/2/1998 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Crime & Punishment (CRC)
12/11/1998 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Family Law & Children (CJC)
1/8/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (CJC), 01/20/99, 1:00 pm, 317C
1/20/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS/CS by Family Law & Children (CJC)
2/2/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Family Law & Children (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00021; On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 12/02/98, 9:00 am, Morris Hall; Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Crime & Punishment (CRC) -HJ 00100; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -HJ 00091; Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Family Law & Children (CJC) -HJ 00100; On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (CJC), 01/20/99, 1:00 pm, 317C; Comm. Action: Unanimously CS/CS by Family Law & Children (CJC) -HJ 00102; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -HJ 00091; Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00102
4/21/1999 House • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00741; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar
4/23/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading -HJ 01005
4/30/1999 House • Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 170 (Ch. 99-201)