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2004 SESSION
SB 237 Domestic Violence Victim Fund; created.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Virginia Domestic Violence Victim Fund. Creates the Virginia Domestic Violence Victim Fund. The Fund is to be administered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services, and the resources used to support the prosecution of domestic violence cases and victim services. The Fund shall be supported by dedication of a portion of court fees. The bill provides that $10 of the $20 tax on marriage licenses will go to the Department of Social Services for providing services to victims of domestic violence. The Department of Criminal Justice Services, in cooperation with the Statewide Facilitator for Victims of Domestic Violence within the Office of the Attorney General, is required to make all reasonable efforts to secure federal funds or other grant moneys for domestic violence prosecutions and services.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 040870104 pdf
- 02/06/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 040870104-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 040870104
- 01/14/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/04 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/04/04 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/04 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/06/04 Senate: Committee (Courts) amendment agreed to
- 02/06/04 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/04 Senate: Committee (Finance) amendments agreed to
- 02/06/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB237E
- 02/06/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 040870104-E
- 02/09/04 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/04 House: Read first time
- 02/11/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/04 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (18-Y 3-N)
- 02/23/04 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/27/04 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: 7
- 03/03/04 House: Tabled in Appropriations (25-Y 0-N)