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HB 373 Victims of certain crimes; confidentiality of information.
Introduced by: David E. Yancey | 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 HB 554 and is identical to SB 253.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101253D pdf
- 02/03/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16104597D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/16 House: Conference substitute printed 16106216D-H2 pdf
- 03/25/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB373ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101253D
- 01/06/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/18/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16104597D-H1
- 02/03/16 House: Incorporates HB554
- 02/05/16 House: Read first time
- 02/08/16 House: Read second time
- 02/08/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16104597D-H1
- 02/08/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB373H1
- 02/09/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/16 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/02/16 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/02/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/02/16 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/04/16 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 99-N)
- 03/04/16 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- 03/08/16 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/16 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/09/16 House: House acceded to request
- 03/09/16 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/09/16 House: Delegates: Yancey, Bell, R.B., Watts
- 03/10/16 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/16 Senate: Senators: DeSteph, Reeves, Deeds
- 03/10/16 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/10/16 House: Conference substitute printed 16106216D-H2
- 03/11/16 House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB373ER)
- 03/25/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/28/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/28/16 House: 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 670 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670)