Prostitution; juveniles engaged in commercial sexual conduct, participation in specialized services. (SB180)
Introduced By
Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) with support from co-patron Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Trafficking in persons; penalties. Adds a number of provisions regarding human trafficking. The bill allows a petition for a child in need of services to be substituted for a delinquency petition for certain minors arrested for prostitution, adds the existing felony of receiving money for procuring a person to the rape shield statute, disallows the release of certain victim information, specifies law-enforcement protocol for victims who may not be legally present, requires persons convicted of commercial sex trafficking to pay restitution to the victim, and creates a civil action for trafficked persons. The Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security is required to convene an anti-trafficking committee. The bill also adds two Class 3 felonies created by the 2015 Session of the General Assembly involving prostitution/trafficking of minors to the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/04/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101838D |
01/04/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/09/2016 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB180) |
02/01/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB180) |
02/03/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16104904D-S1 |
02/05/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2016 | Read second time |
02/08/2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/08/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16104904D-S1 |
02/08/2016 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB180S1 |
02/09/2016 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/11/2016 | Read first time |
02/11/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/16/2016 | Assigned App. sub: Criminal Law |
02/16/2016 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
02/22/2016 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
03/08/2016 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 32 seconds.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
THE SENATOR FROM ROW NECK CITY, SENATOR EDWARDS. ITY MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO.Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke): THE REQUEST HE IS SHALL THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED