HB 859

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2024
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Human trafficking investigators; licensing by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.

Abstract

Human trafficking investigators; licensing by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Authorizes the Department of Criminal Justice Services to register and issue licenses for human trafficking investigators. The bill provides that a human trafficking investigator is a private investigator who is GSA compliant and engages in the business of, or accepts employment to make, investigations to obtain information on sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking as defined in the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and in the federal Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015.

A BILL to amend and reenact ยงยง 9.1-138, 9.1-139, 9.1-140, 9.1-144, 9.1-149, 18.2-60.3, and 18.2-60.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to human trafficking investigators; licensing by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. 24103810D

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Nov 18, 2024

House

Left in Public Safety

Feb 09, 2024

House

Continued to 2025 in Public Safety (Voice Vote)

Feb 08, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)

Feb 05, 2024

House

Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

Jan 26, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB859)

Jan 23, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety (Voice Vote)

House

Referred from General Laws (Voice Vote)

Jan 09, 2024

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103810D

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

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