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2021 SESSION

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HB 2133 Commercial sex trafficking; issuance of writ of vacatur for victims.

Introduced by: Karrie K. Delaney | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Issuance of writ of vacatur for victims of commercial sex trafficking. Establishes a procedure for victims of sex trafficking to file a petition of vacatur in circuit court to have certain convictions vacated and the police and court records expunged for such convictions. The bill requires the court to grant the writ and vacate a qualifying offense if it finds the petitioner (i) was convicted or adjudicated delinquent of a qualifying offense and (ii) committed the qualifying offense as a direct result of being a victim of sex trafficking, as defined in the bill. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102882D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/26/21  House: Printed as engrossed 21102882D-E  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/12/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102882D
• 01/12/21  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/21/21  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/22/21  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/21  House: Read first time
• 01/26/21  House: Read second time
• 01/26/21  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/26/21  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2133E
• 01/26/21  House: Printed as engrossed 21102882D-E
• 01/27/21  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/21  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/28/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/05/21  Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)