Minors; prostitution and human trafficking related crimes, increases penalty. (HB2470)
Introduced By
Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) with support from 22 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Emily Brewer (R-Suffolk), Del. Ronnie Campbell (R-Raphine), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Matt Fariss (R-Rustburg), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun), Del. Joe McNamara (R-Roanoke), Del. Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol), Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Bob Thomas (R-Stafford), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall), 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
Prostitution and human trafficking related crimes; minors; penalty. Increases from a Class 3 felony to a Class 2 felony and imposes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25 years for the following crimes if minors under 15 years of age are involved: (i) pandering; (ii) receiving money for procuring a person for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or child pornography; (iii) receiving money from the earnings of a person engaged in prostitution; and (iv) commercial sex trafficking. Read the Bill »
Status
02/20/2019: Passed the Senate
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2019 | Committee |
| 01/09/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102660D |
| 01/09/2019 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2470) |
| 01/09/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/29/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/30/2019 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/30/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/01/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19105990D-H1 |
| 02/03/2019 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2019 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2470H1) |
| 02/04/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19105990D-H1 |
| 02/04/2019 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2470H1 |
| 02/05/2019 | Read third time and passed House (92-Y 4-N) |
| 02/05/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2470H1) |
| 02/06/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/11/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2019 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/18/2019 | Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2019 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/20/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/20/2019 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/20/2019 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/21/2019 | Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 99-N) |
| 02/21/2019 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2019 | Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2019 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/21/2019 | House acceded to request |
| 02/21/2019 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/21/2019 | Delegates: Gilbert, Ransone, Herring |
| 02/21/2019 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/21/2019 | Senators: Obenshain, Stuart, Howell |
| 02/24/2019 | No further action taken |
| 02/24/2019 | Failed to pass in House |