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SB 253 Confidentiality of information about victims of certain crimes.
Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Confidentiality of information about victims of certain crimes. Provides that, in order to ensure the safety of any adult or child victim of a violation of § 18.2-48, 18.2-355, 18.2-356, 18.2-357, or 18.2-357.1 and their families, programs and individuals providing services to such victims shall protect the confidentiality and privacy of persons receiving services by limiting the disclosure of information about such victims, including by prohibiting the release of individual client information without the informed consent of the minor and his parent or legal guardian, in cases in which the client is an unemancipated minor. The bill also clarifies that a person is a victim for purposes of such confidentiality and privacy protections regardless of whether any person has been charged with or convicted of any offense. The bill also provides that an alleged abuser of a minor or incapacitated person or of the minor's other parent may not consent to the release of confidential information. This bill incorporates SB 771 and is identical to HB 373.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102373D pdf
- 01/07/16 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 16102373D pdf
- 01/29/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104945D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105702D-H1 pdf
- 03/10/16 Senate: Conference substitute printed 16106176D-S2 pdf
- 03/25/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB253ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102373D
- 01/07/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/07/16 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 16102373D
- 01/29/16 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104945D-S1
- 01/29/16 Senate: Incorporates SB771
- 02/01/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16104945D-S1
- 02/02/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB253S1
- 02/03/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/16 House: Read first time
- 02/05/16 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/18/16 House: Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
- 02/18/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/22/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105702D-H1
- 02/25/16 House: Read second time
- 02/26/16 House: Read third time
- 02/26/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105702D-H1
- 02/26/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB253H1
- 02/26/16 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 03/02/16 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/02/16 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/03/16 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/16 Senate: Senators: DeSteph, McDougle, Chafin
- 03/04/16 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/16 House: Delegates: Yancey, Bell, R.B., Watts
- 03/10/16 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/10/16 Senate: Conference substitute printed 16106176D-S2
- 03/10/16 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/11/16 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB253ER)
- 03/25/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/28/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/28/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/28/16
- 03/28/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/01/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 666 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666)