Virginia House Bill 1731 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Passed on March 24 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-24 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Services for sexual assault patients; provision of information for sexual assault patients; Task Force on Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault; work group; report. Changes instances of "sexual assault survivor" and its variations to "sexual assault patient." The bill requires health care facilities to provide information on local or statewide sexual and domestic violence advocacy services to adult and pediatric patients. The bill removes language requiring hospitals to enter into a memorandum of understanding with rape crisis centers, removes language allowing sexual assault patients to be transferred to clinics, and repeals the statute establishing the Task Force on Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault. The bill directs the Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group to address sustainable funding for sexual assault medical forensic examinations and services. The bill requires the work group to submit a report with recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1005.

Services for sexual assault patients; provision of information for sexual assault patients; Task Force on Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault; work group; report.

Del. Karrie Delaney [D]

Del. Dan Helmer [D]

Del. Rozia Henson [D]

Del. Atoosa Reaser [D]

2025-02-10 - Senate - Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-07 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-02-05 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-27 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-21 - House - Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-16 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-24		Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0480)
2025-03-24		Approved by Governor-Chapter 480 (Effective 07/01/25)
2025-02-18		Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
2025-02-18	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
2025-02-15	Senate	Signed by President
2025-02-12	House	Signed by Speaker
2025-02-12	House	Enrolled bill reprinted 25100439D
2025-02-12	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1731)
2025-02-12	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1731ER)
2025-02-12	House	Enrolled
2025-02-10	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2025-02-10	Senate	Read third time
2025-02-07	Senate	Passed by for the day
2025-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
2025-02-07	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-02-05	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2025-01-28	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2025-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2025-01-27	House	Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2025-01-24	House	Read second time and engrossed
2025-01-23	House	Read first time
2025-01-21	House	Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-16	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2025-01-14	House	Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
2025-01-14	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1731)
2025-01-13	House	Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
2025-01-04	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2025-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100439D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1731
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1731/text/HB1731
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1731/text/HB1731ER
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1731/text/CHAP0480
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019898.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1048089.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1731/20251/H24003V2510155
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1731/20251/H24V2510429
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1731/20251/2518232
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1731/20251/S13V1170
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1731/20251/SV363
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1731/20251/SV368