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HB 2217 Address confidentiality program; victims of sexual violence and human trafficking.
Introduced by: David J. Toscano | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Address confidentiality program; victims of sexual violence and human trafficking. Expands the types of crimes victims of which are eligible to apply for the address confidentiality program to include sexual violence. The bill provides that such programs may also include specialized services for victims of human trafficking. Current law permits victims of domestic violence and stalking to apply to this program. The bill requires that sexual or domestic violence programs be accredited by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee to accept applications and authorizes crime victim and witness assistance programs to accept applications. The bill increases program participants' certification period from one to three years. The bill contains technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101245D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101245D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2217ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101245D
- 01/11/17 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/16/17 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/26/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/17 House: Read first time
- 02/06/17 House: Read second time
- 02/06/17 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2217E
- 02/06/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101245D-E
- 02/07/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/13/17 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/16/17 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/16/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/16/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/17 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2217ER)
- 02/23/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 02/28/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/13/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 498 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498)