HB 2651

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 11, 2019
  • Passed House Jan 25, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 21, 2019

Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund; created, fees for offenses related to sex trafficking.

Abstract

Establishes the Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund to be administered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services for the purpose of promoting awareness of and preventive training and education relating to sex trafficking. The bill requires persons convicted of misdemeanor violations of prostitution, aiding prostitution, and using vehicles to promote prostitution to pay a $100 fee and persons convicted of certain felony violations of abduction with the intent to extort money or for immoral purpose, placing or leaving wife for prostitution, or felony violations of the laws pertaining to commercial sex trafficking or prostitution offenses, with the exception of violations of crimes against nature, to pay a $500 fee. Such fees are to be paid into the Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 21, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 728 (effective 7/1/19)

Feb 19, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

Feb 15, 2019

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 13, 2019

House

Placed on Calendar

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

House

Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 11, 2019

Senate

Rereferred to Finance

Jan 28, 2019

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Jan 25, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)

Jan 24, 2019

House

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 23, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 15, 2019

House

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

Jan 11, 2019

House

Presented and ordered printed 19104379D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Senate amendments engrossed HTML
House: Presented and ordered printed 19104379D HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2651ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0728) HTML

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