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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 406

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Relating to: classification of sexual assault offenses and providing criminal penalties.

Court — Procedure Crime and criminals — Felony Sex crimes

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill reclassifies a second, third, or fourth degree sexual assault to one

degree higher if the defendant has previously been convicted of first, second, third,

or fourth degree sexual assault. Under current law, the penalty for a first degree

sexual assault is a Class B felony, the penalty for a second degree sexual assault is

a Class C felony, the penalty for a third degree sexual assault is a Class G felony, and

the penalty for a fourth degree sexual assault is a Class A misdemeanor.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Fields (D) , Kolste (D) , Sargent (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Vruwink (D)

3 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 26, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sargent, Kolste, Berceau, Anderson, Vruwink, C. Taylor, Considine, Spreitzer and Fields; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Johnson and L. Taylor

  2. Jun 26, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1