Virginia Senate Bill 1292 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Department of Criminal Justice Services; two-year pilot program; safe harbor for sex trafficked youth. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission, shall identify a suitable locality to administer a two-year Demand Reduction and Safe Harbor for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficked Youth pilot program that focuses on (i) implementing proactive reverse sting operations that target buyers of sex services, (ii) utilizing a multidisciplinary response team to coordinate assessment and treatment for victims of sex trafficking, and (iii) designing an alternative to an arrest protocol. The bill provides that the goal of the program is to reduce the arrest of sex trafficking victims, reduce demand for commercial sex exploitation by focusing on buyers, and establish high-quality education, alternative employment opportunities, and life skills for victims. Department of Criminal Justice Services; two-year pilot program; safe harbor for sex trafficked youth. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission, shall identify a suitable locality to administer a two-year Demand Reduction and Safe Harbor for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficked Youth pilot program that focuses on (i) implementing proactive reverse sting operations that target buyers of sex services, (ii) utilizing a multidisciplinary response team to coordinate assessment and treatment for victims of sex trafficking, and (iii) designing an alternative to an arrest protocol. The bill provides that the goal of the program is to reduce the arrest of sex trafficking victims, reduce demand for commercial sex exploitation by focusing on buyers, and establish high-quality education, alternative employment opportunities, and life skills for victims.

Sex trafficked youth; DCJS to administer two-year pilot program to provide safe harbor for youth.

Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)
2023-03-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 556 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1292ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-23	Senate	Title replaced 23106680D-H1
2023-02-23	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1292H1
2023-02-23	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23106680D-H1
2023-02-23	House	Read third time
2023-02-22	House	Read second time
2023-02-20	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	House	Committee substitute printed 23106680D-H1
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-02-17	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2023-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2023-02-11	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-02-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-07	House	Read first time
2023-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-06	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	Senate	Printed as engrossed 23106343D-ES1
2023-02-06	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1292ES1
2023-02-06	Senate	Amendments by Senator agreed to
2023-02-06	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2023-02-06	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23106343D-S1
2023-02-06	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	Senate	Reported from Rules with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23106343D-S1
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2023-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102057D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1292
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1292+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1292S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1292ES1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1292H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1292ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0556+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106283D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1292AS
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106680D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23106680D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1292F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1292FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1292FES1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1292FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1292FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S10V0044+SB1292
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0244SB1292+SB1292
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0276SB1292+SB1292
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0277SB1292+SB1292
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0206+SB1292
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0272+SB1292
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0236+SB1292
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0878SB1292+SB1292
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2267+SB1292