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2023 SESSION
SB 1292 Sex trafficked youth; DCJS to administer two-year pilot program to provide safe harbor for youth.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Department of Criminal Justice Services; two-year pilot program; safe harbor for sex trafficked youth. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission, shall identify a suitable locality to administer a two-year Demand Reduction and Safe Harbor for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficked Youth pilot program that focuses on (i) implementing proactive reverse sting operations that target buyers of sex services, (ii) utilizing a multidisciplinary response team to coordinate assessment and treatment for victims of sex trafficking, and (iii) designing an alternative to an arrest protocol. The bill provides that the goal of the program is to reduce the arrest of sex trafficking victims, reduce demand for commercial sex exploitation by focusing on buyers, and establish high-quality education, alternative employment opportunities, and life skills for victims.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102057D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106343D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23106343D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23106680D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1292ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102057D
- 01/10/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/03/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106343D-S1
- 02/03/23 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106343D-S1
- 02/06/23 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/23 Senate: Amendments by Senator agreed to
- 02/06/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1292ES1
- 02/06/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23106343D-ES1
- 02/06/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/23 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/23 House: Read first time
- 02/07/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/13/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/17/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/23 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/17/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23106680D-H1
- 02/20/23 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Read second time
- 02/23/23 House: Read third time
- 02/23/23 House: Committee substitute agreed to 23106680D-H1
- 02/23/23 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1292H1
- 02/23/23 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/23 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/23 Senate: Title replaced 23106680D-H1
- 03/07/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1292ER)
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/26/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 556 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)