Sex trafficked youth; DCJS to administer two-year pilot program to provide safe harbor for youth. (SB1292)

Introduced By

Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath) with support from co-patrons Del. Karrie Delaney (D-Centreville), and Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon)

Progress

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

Description

Department of Criminal Justice Services; two-year pilot program; safe harbor for sex trafficked youth. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission, shall identify a suitable locality to administer a two-year Demand Reduction and Safe Harbor for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficked Youth pilot program that focuses on (i) implementing proactive reverse sting operations that target buyers of sex services, (ii) utilizing a multidisciplinary response team to coordinate assessment and treatment for victims of sex trafficking, and (iii) designing an alternative to an arrest protocol. The bill provides that the goal of the program is to reduce the arrest of sex trafficking victims, reduce demand for commercial sex exploitation by focusing on buyers, and establish high-quality education, alternative employment opportunities, and life skills for victims. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
01/10/2023	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102057D
01/10/2023	Referred to Committee on Rules
01/31/2023	Impact statement from DPB (SB1292)
02/03/2023	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/03/2023	Committee substitute printed 23106343D-S1
02/03/2023	Reported from Rules with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2023	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2023	Impact statement from DPB (SB1292S1)
02/06/2023	Reading of substitute waived
02/06/2023	Committee substitute agreed to 23106343D-S1
02/06/2023	Reading of amendments waived
02/06/2023	Amendments by Senator agreed to
02/06/2023	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1292ES1
02/06/2023	Printed as engrossed 23106343D-ES1
02/06/2023	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2023	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2023	Placed on Calendar
02/07/2023	Read first time
02/07/2023	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/07/2023	Impact statement from DPB (SB1292ES1)
02/11/2023	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
02/13/2023	House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/13/2023	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
02/13/2023	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/17/2023	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2023	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/17/2023	Committee substitute printed 23106680D-H1
02/20/2023	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2023	Read second time
02/23/2023	Read third time
02/23/2023	Committee substitute agreed to 23106680D-H1
02/23/2023	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1292H1
02/23/2023	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
02/23/2023	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2023	House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2023	Title replaced 23106680D-H1
02/27/2023	Impact statement from DPB (SB1292H1)
03/07/2023	Enrolled
03/07/2023	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1292ER)
03/08/2023	Signed by President
03/08/2023	Signed by Speaker
03/10/2023	Impact statement from DPB (SB1292ER)
03/13/2023	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
03/13/2023	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
03/26/2023	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 556 (effective 7/1/23)
03/26/2023	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB2131.