Commercial sex trafficking; issuance of writ of vacatur for victims. (HB2133)

Introduced By

Del. Karrie Delaney (D-Centreville) with support from 11 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Carrie Coyner (R-Chesterfield), Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Kelly Fowler (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Candi King (D-Woodbridge), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale)

Progress

✓
 Introduced
✓
 Passed Committee
✓
 Passed House
✓
 Passed Senate
✓
 Signed by Governor
✓
 Became Law

Description

Issuance of writ of vacatur for victims of commercial sex trafficking. Establishes a procedure for victims of sex trafficking to file a petition of vacatur in circuit court to have certain convictions vacated and the police and court records expunged for such convictions. The bill requires the court to grant the writ and vacate a qualifying offense if it finds the petitioner (i) was convicted or adjudicated delinquent of a qualifying offense and (ii) committed the qualifying offense as a direct result of being a victim of sex trafficking, as defined in the bill. As introduced, the bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. Read the Bill »

Status

04/07/2021: enacted

History

DateAction
01/12/2021Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102882D
01/12/2021Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/21/2021Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/21/2021Impact statement from DPB (HB2133)
01/22/2021House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/22/2021Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2021Read first time
01/26/2021Read second time
01/26/2021Committee amendment agreed to
01/26/2021Engrossed by House as amended HB2133E
01/26/2021Printed as engrossed 21102882D-E
01/27/2021Impact statement from DPB (HB2133E)
01/27/2021Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/27/2021VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2021Constitutional reading dispensed
01/28/2021Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
02/05/2021Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2021Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/15/2021Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2021Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/17/2021Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2021Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021Read third time
02/18/2021Reading of amendments waived
02/18/2021Committee amendments agreed to
02/18/2021Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/18/2021Passed Senate with amendments (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2021Placed on Calendar
02/22/2021Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
02/22/2021VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
02/25/2021Enrolled
02/25/2021Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2133ER)
02/25/2021Impact statement from DPB (HB2133ER)
02/25/2021Signed by President
02/26/2021Signed by Speaker
03/01/2021Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
03/01/2021G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/31/2021Governor's recommendation received by House
04/07/2021Placed on Calendar
04/07/2021House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
04/07/2021VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
04/07/2021Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
04/07/2021G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/07/2021Reenrolled
04/07/2021Reenrolled bill text (HB2133ER2)
04/07/2021Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/07/2021Signed by President as reenrolled
04/07/2021Enacted, Chapter 543 (effective 7/1/21)
04/07/2021G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0543)