HB 1614 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Victims of human trafficking; affirmative defense to prosecution for certain offenses.

Summary
Victims of human trafficking; affirmative defense to prosecution for certain offenses. Provides an affirmative defense to prosecution for prostitution and keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place if, at the time of the offense leading to such charge, such person was a victim of human trafficking, as defined in the bill, and (i) was coerced to engage in the offense through the use of force or intimidation of another, (ii) such offense was committed as part of a commercial sex trafficking scheme, or (iii) such offense was committed at the direction of an operator of a commercial sex trafficking scheme. The bill also states that a victim of human trafficking may raise such affirmative defense regardless of whether any other person has been arrested for, prosecuted for, charged with, or convicted of an offense.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020 Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Feb 26, 2020
Committee
Recommitted to Judiciary
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1614H1
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107515D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104514D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors