VA HB578 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Victim of sex trafficking; affirmative defense; writ of vacatur; minors. Makes changes to the definitions of victim of sex trafficking used for the purposes of the issuance of a writ of vacatur and the affirmative defense available to victims of sex trafficking to include a minor charged with, convicted, or adjudicated delinquent of a qualifying offense in the Commonwealth who committed such offense while younger than 18 years of age.
Title
Victim of sex trafficking; clarifies definition to include minors, affirmative defense, etc.
Sponsors
Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D] | Del. John Avoli [R] | Del. Nadarius Clark [D] | Del. Kaye Kory [D] |
Del. Michelle Maldonado [D] | Del. Irene Shin [D] | Del. Shelly Simonds [D] |
Roll Calls
2022-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2022-02-15 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
2022-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) |
2022-02-01 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
2022-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2022-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103924D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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18 | 2 | 361.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
19 | 2 | 327.15 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |