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2024 SESSION

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HB 581 Human trafficking; attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish multidisciplinary response teams.

Introduced by: Shelly A. Simonds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Human trafficking response teams. Requires attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish multidisciplinary human trafficking response teams. The bill provides that each team shall hold a meeting, at least annually, to (i) discuss implementation of protocols and policies; (ii) establish and review guidelines for the community's response to various forms of human trafficking, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking; and (iii) review protocols for the trauma-informed, victim-centered collection, preservation, and secure storage of evidence from physical evidence recovery kit examinations. The bill also provides that the Virginia Freedom of Information Act shall not apply to human trafficking response teams, with certain exceptions.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104836D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/12/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24104836D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB581ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/03/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted
• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104836D
• 01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/23/24  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/26/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/24  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/24  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/24  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/02/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  House: Read first time
• 02/12/24  House: Read second time
• 02/12/24  House: Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns amendment agreed to
• 02/12/24  House: Committee on Courts of Justice amendment agreed to
• 02/12/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB581E
• 02/12/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24104836D-E
• 02/13/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/14/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/26/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/24  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/28/24  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/28/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/28/24  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/24  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB581ER)
• 03/07/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/03/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 366 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/03/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366)