Virginia House Bill 2150 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Trace evidence collection kit. Provides for the collection, retention, and storage of a trace evidence collection kit or anonymous trace evidence collection kit, defined in the bill, collected as part of a forensic medical examination of a victim of strangulation, with some procedures that parallel existing procedures for the collection, retention, and storage of physical evidence recovery kits collected for victims of sexual assault. The bill requires the Commonwealth to pay all medical fees relating to the collection of a trace evidence collection kit and does not require victims complaining of strangulation to participate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law-enforcement authorities in order to be provided with such forensic medical examination. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025. Trace evidence collection kit. Provides for the collection, retention, and storage of a trace evidence collection kit or anonymous trace evidence collection kit, defined in the bill, collected as part of a forensic medical examination of a victim of strangulation, with some procedures that parallel existing procedures for the collection, retention, and storage of physical evidence recovery kits collected for victims of sexual assault. The bill requires the Commonwealth to pay all medical fees relating to the collection of a trace evidence collection kit and does not require victims complaining of strangulation to participate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law-enforcement authorities in order to be provided with such forensic medical examination. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.

Trace evidence collection kit; collection, retention, and storage of kits, effective date.

Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Timothy Anderson [R]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]
Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Sen. Danica Roem [D]
Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D]

2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312)
2023-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective 7/1/25)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2150ER)
2023-02-22	House	Enrolled
2023-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-15	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-02-13	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-03	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2150H1
2023-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23105674D-H1
2023-02-02	House	Read second time
2023-02-01	House	Read first time
2023-01-30	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-27	House	Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2023-01-27	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 23105674D-H1
2023-01-27	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-19	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104237D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	11.11	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	11.12	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	11.13	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	11.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	11.9	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2150
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2150+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2150H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2150ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0312+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105151D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23105151D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105674D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2150F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2150FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2150FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0136+HB2150
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0090+HB2150
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0207V0012+HB2150
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0041+HB2150
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1365+HB2150
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0236+HB2150
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0405+HB2150
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0538HB2150+HB2150
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0550HB2150+HB2150