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HB 2586 Prostitution and sex trafficking; offenses involving a minor, penalties.
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Prostitution and sex trafficking; offenses involving a minor; penalties. Provides that any person who commits an act of aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse or using a vehicle to promote prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse, when such act involves a minor, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Under current law, such acts are punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill adds the two new felony offenses to (i) the definition of "violent felony" for the purposes of sentencing guidelines, (ii) the definition of barrier crimes for the purposes of background checks for employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled, (iii) the definition of predicate criminal acts for street gangs, (iv) the definition of racketeering activity under the Virginia Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization Act, (v) the list of violations that a multi-jurisdiction grand jury is responsible for investigating, and (vi) the list of offenses requiring registration in the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. The bill also adds felony prostitution and felony human trafficking offenses to the definition of "violent felony" for the purposes of sentencing guidelines. The bill also provides that each violation of commercial sex trafficking is a separate and distinct felony. The bill as introduced was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104381D pdf | impact statements
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2586ER) pdf | impact statements
- 03/19/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0617) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104381D
- 01/09/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/30/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-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 (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/18/19 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/19 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/20/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/19 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/19 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 1-A)
- 02/21/19 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N 1-A)
- 02/21/19 House: Reconsideration of Senate amendment agreed to by House
- 02/21/19 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/21/19 House: VOTE: REJECTED #2 (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/19 House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/19 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/19 House: Delegates: Bell, Robert B., Ransone, Herring
- 02/21/19 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Stuart, Howell
- 02/23/19 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/23/19 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/19 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/19 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2586ER)
- 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
- 03/19/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 617 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/19/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0617)