Virginia House Bill 2234 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on March 24 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0334)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense to prosecution for certain offenses. Provides an affirmative defense to prosecution for prostitution and keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place if, at the time of the offense leading to such charge, such person was a victim of sex trafficking, as defined in the bill, and (i) was coerced to engage in the offense through the use of force or intimidation or (ii) such offense was committed at the direction of another person other than the individual with whom the person engaged in the acts of prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse for such money or its equivalent. Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense to prosecution for certain offenses. Provides an affirmative defense to prosecution for prostitution and keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place if, at the time of the offense leading to such charge, such person was a victim of sex trafficking, as defined in the bill, and (i) was coerced to engage in the offense through the use of force or intimidation or (ii) such offense was committed at the direction of another person other than the individual with whom the person engaged in the acts of prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse for such money or its equivalent.

Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense to prosecution for certain offenses.

Sen. Emily Brewer [R]

Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]

Del. Mark Keam [D]

Del. Mark Levine [D]

2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (1-Y 96-N) (Y: 1 N: 96 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0334)
2021-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 334 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2234ER)
2021-03-09	House	Enrolled
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-27	House	VOTE: Agreed To (98-Y 0-N)
2021-02-27	House	Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2021-02-27		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2021-02-25	Senate	Senators: Edwards, McClellan, Stuart
2021-02-25	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-25	House	Delegates: Brewer, Convirs-Fowler, Delaney
2021-02-25	House	Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-25	House	House acceded to request
2021-02-24	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2021-02-24	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-23	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
2021-02-23	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 21200467D-S1 (1-Y 96-N)
2021-02-23	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-22	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB2234S1
2021-02-22	Senate	Substitute by Senator agreed to 21200467D-S1
2021-02-22	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-22	Senate	Floor substitute printed 21200467D-S1 (Edwards)
2021-02-19	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2021-02-17	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-10	Senate	Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-01	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2021-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2021-01-29	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2234H1
2021-01-29	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103605D-H1
2021-01-29	House	Read second time
2021-01-28	House	Read first time
2021-01-27	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2021-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 21103605D-H1
2021-01-22	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2021-01-22	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2021-01-21	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101740D

HB2234 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	361.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2234
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2234+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2234H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2234S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2234ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0334+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200467D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2234AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2234F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2234FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2234FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2234FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0801C0022+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0801C0033+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H08C0113+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1287+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03C0167+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03V0062+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0228HB2234+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0266HB2234+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1890+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0406HB2234+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2025+HB2234
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0551HB2234+HB2234