Gang crimes; includes definition of predicate criminal act. (HB546)
Introduced By
Del. Barbara Comstock (R-McLean) with support from 15 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Peter Farrell (R-Henrico), Del. Tom Garrett (R-Louisa), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill), Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Crimes by gangs. Includes within the definition of "predicate criminal act" the offenses of the taking or detaining of any person into a place for the purpose of prostitution and the receiving of money from earnings of any person engaged in prostitution. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2012 | Committee |
01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100316D |
01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/11/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB546) |
01/20/2012 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
01/23/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
01/23/2012 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
02/03/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2012 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/06/2012 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
02/10/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2012 | Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2012 | Read first time |
02/13/2012 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/14/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB546) |
02/14/2012 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/15/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/27/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2012 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/28/2012 | Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/29/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/01/2012 | Read third time |
03/01/2012 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/01/2012 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/01/2012 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2012 | Enrolled |
03/07/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB546ER) |
03/07/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB546ER) |
03/07/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB546ER) |
03/08/2012 | Signed by President |
03/23/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 364 (effective 7/1/12) |
03/23/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0364) |
Comments
VACOLAO supports legislation to increase the effectiveness of prosecution of persons guilty of human trafficking. This bill adds prostitution crimes to predicate offenses for gang crimes as a means of addressing human trafficking by such gangs.