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2019 SESSION
HB 2576 Sex Trafficking Response Coordinator; establishes position, duties, report.
Introduced by: Paul E. Krizek | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Sex Trafficking Response Coordinator; duties; report. Creates, within the Department of Criminal Justice Services, a Sex Trafficking Response Coordinator (the Coordinator) who shall (i) create a statewide plan for local and state agencies to identify and respond to victims of sex trafficking; (ii) coordinate the development of standards and guidelines for treatment programs for victims of sex trafficking; (iii) maintain a list of programs that provide treatment or specialized services to victims of sex trafficking and make such list available to law-enforcement agencies, attorneys for the Commonwealth, crime victim and witness assistance programs, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Education, and school divisions; (iv) oversee the development of a curriculum to be completed by persons convicted of solicitation of prostitution; and (v) promote strategies for the awareness of sex trafficking, for education and training related to sex trafficking, and for the reduction of demand for commercial sex. The bill requires the Coordinator to report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly and include a summary of activities for the year and any recommendations to address sex trafficking within the Commonwealth. The bill as introduced was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1669.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104149D pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2576ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104149D
- 01/09/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/16/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/19 House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to
- 01/23/19 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/23/19 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 01/31/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/14/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/14/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/19 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/19 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/18/19 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/19 House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/19 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/19 House: Delegates: Krizek, Leftwich, Miyares
- 02/21/19 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senators: Vogel, Obenshain, Howell
- 02/22/19 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/19 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/19 House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/19 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2576ER)
- 03/07/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
- 03/11/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/18/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 486 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486)