Child abuse and neglect; report or complaint, victims of sex trafficking, etc.
Summary
Requires a local department of social services to conduct a sex trafficking assessment upon receiving a complaint of suspected child abuse that is based upon information and allegations that a child is a victim of sex trafficking, provided that the local department has not determined that a separate investigation or family assessment is required. The bill also allows a child-protective services worker of a local department responding to such complaint to take the child victim into custody and allows the local department to maintain custody of the child for up to 72 hours without prior approval of a parent or guardian. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2019
Last action Feb 6, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jan 30, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1661ES1
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105310D-S1
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Assigned Rehab sub: Subcommittee #2
upper
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104124D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Peake
RRepublican
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
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