Virginia House Bill 251 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Prostitution-related crimes; minors; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony for an adult to visit a bawdy place with a minor when he knows that the bawdy place is used or to be used for lewdness, assignation, or prostitution. The bill also adds felony violations of such offense to (i) the list of offenses for which registration in the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is required, (ii) the definition of violent felony for the purposes of the sentencing guidelines, (iii) the list of predicate criminal acts that constitutes the definition of street gangs, (iv) the list of offenses that may constitute racketeering under the Virginia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, and (v) the offenses that may be investigated by a multi-jurisdiction grand jury. The bill also makes applicable to all persons, regardless of the gender of the victim, the crimes of (a) assisting or aiding in the abduction of or threatening to abduct a female under 16 years of age for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution, which the bill also changes to include any person under 18 years of age, and (b) placing or leaving one's wife in a bawdy place. Prostitution-related crimes; minors; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony for an adult to visit a bawdy place with a minor when he knows that the bawdy place is used or to be used for lewdness, assignation, or prostitution. The bill also adds felony violations of such offense to (i) the list of offenses for which registration in the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is required, (ii) the definition of violent felony for the purposes of the sentencing guidelines, (iii) the list of predicate criminal acts that constitutes the definition of street gangs, (iv) the list of offenses that may constitute racketeering under the Virginia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, and (v) the offenses that may be investigated by a multi-jurisdiction grand jury. The bill also makes applicable to all persons, regardless of the gender of the victim, the crimes of (a) assisting or aiding in the abduction of or threatening to abduct a female under 16 years of age for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution, which the bill also changes to include any person under 18 years of age, and (b) placing or leaving one's wife in a bawdy place.

Prostitution-related crimes; minors, increases penalties.

Del. Vivian Watts [D]

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (96-Y 1-N) (Y: 96 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 1-N) (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-04	Senate	Left in Judiciary
2020-02-19	Senate	Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-11	House	VOTE: Passage (96-Y 1-N)
2020-02-11	House	Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
2020-02-10	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB251H1
2020-02-10	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20107946D-H1
2020-02-10	House	Read second time
2020-02-09	House	Read first time
2020-02-07	House	Committee substitute printed 20107946D-H1
2020-02-07	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 1-N)
2020-02-06	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2019-12-30	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-12-30	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102229D

HB251 (Carry Over) 2020-02-19 - Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	1	805	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	347	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	368	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	46.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	49	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	513	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	215.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	902	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB251
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB251+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB251H1+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB251F160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB251F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB251FH1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB251FH1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H0801C0145+HB0251
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H08C0225+HB0251
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HC0874+HB0251
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S03C0379+HB0251