Josh Cole
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 65
Primary
Virginia military forces; Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program established. Establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program (the Program) within the Department of Military Affairs. The bill also establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer (the Officer) to perform victim advocacy services, including helping victims of certain criminal sexual assault offenses make either a restricted report or an unrestricted report, as those terms are defined in the bill. Restricted and unrestricted reports may be made (i) by a person who is a member of the Virginia military forces, defined in the bill as the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force, or (ii) against a member of the Virginia military forces. The bill directs the Adjutant General, in coordination with the Officer, to submit an annual report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the chairmen of both the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice. The annual report shall include relevant information enumerated in the bill, including implementation and effectiveness of the Program's policies and procedures, as well as statistical information about restricted reports and unrestricted reports.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-253.1 and 19.2-152.9 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 44 an article numbered 2.1, consisting of sections numbered 44-24.2 through 44-24.5, relating to Virginia military forces; Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program established.
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Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 44-N)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Communicated to Governor
House rejected Governor's recommendation (35-Y 61-N)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Governor's substitute printed (HB2520H2)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2520ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
Conference report agreed to by House (49-Y 47-N)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Amended by conference committee
Delegates: Cole, McClure, Lovejoy
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
Senate requested conference committee
House acceded to request
Conferees appointed by House
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senators: Williams Graves, Aird, Reeves
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107548D-S1
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 2-N 2-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N)
Public Safety Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
Committee substitute printed 25106331D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101527D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Governor Substitute Not Adopted | HTML PDF |
| Governor's Recommendation | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Conference Report | HTML |
| Finance and Appropriations Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Public Safety Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Public Safety Subcommittee Substitute | HTML PDF HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520) | PDF PDF PDF PDF |
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