Sex Trafficking Response Coordinator; establishes position, duties, report. (HB2576)
Introduced By
Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria) with support from 17 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Ronnie Campbell (R-Raphine), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbridge), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun), Del. Joe McNamara (R-Roanoke), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Bob Thomas (R-Stafford), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Del. David Yancey (R-Newport News)
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
Sex Trafficking Response Coordinator; duties; report. Creates, within the Department of Criminal Justice Services, a Sex Trafficking Response Coordinator (the Coordinator) who shall (i) create a statewide plan for local and state agencies to identify and respond to victims of sex trafficking; (ii) coordinate the development of standards and guidelines for treatment programs for victims of sex trafficking; (iii) maintain a list of programs that provide treatment or specialized services to victims of sex trafficking and make such list available to law-enforcement agencies, attorneys for the Commonwealth, crime victim and witness assistance programs, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Education, and school divisions; (iv) oversee the development of a curriculum to be completed by persons convicted of solicitation of prostitution; and (v) promote strategies for the awareness of sex trafficking, for education and training related to sex trafficking, and for the reduction of demand for commercial sex. The bill requires the Coordinator to report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly and include a summary of activities for the year and any recommendations to address sex trafficking within the Commonwealth. The bill as introduced was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1669. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2019 | Committee |
01/09/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104149D |
01/09/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/15/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/16/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
01/21/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2019 | Motion to refer to committee agreed to |
01/23/2019 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/23/2019 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
01/29/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2576) |
01/31/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
02/01/2019 | Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2019 | Read first time |
02/04/2019 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/05/2019 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/05/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/11/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2019 | Passed by for the day |
02/14/2019 | Passed Senate with amendment |
02/14/2019 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2019 | Read third time |
02/14/2019 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/14/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/14/2019 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/14/2019 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
02/18/2019 | Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N) |
02/18/2019 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2019 | Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2019 | Senate requested conference committee |
02/20/2019 | House acceded to request |
02/20/2019 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/20/2019 | Delegates: Krizek, Leftwich, Miyares |
02/21/2019 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/21/2019 | Senators: Vogel, Obenshain, Howell |
02/22/2019 | C Amended by conference committee |
02/22/2019 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2019 | Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) |
02/22/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2019 | Enrolled |
03/07/2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2576ER) |
03/07/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
03/09/2019 | Signed by President |
03/11/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2576ER) |
03/11/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019 |
03/11/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
03/18/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 486 (effective 7/1/19) |
03/18/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486) |
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 35 seconds.