Immigration status; prohibiting inquiry into status of certain victims or witnesses of crimes.
Summary
Inquiry and report of immigration status; certain victims or witnesses of crimes. Prohibits law-enforcement officers from inquiring into the immigration status of a person who (i) reports that he is a victim of a crime or a parent or guardian of a minor victim of a crime or (ii) is a witness in the investigation of a crime or the parent or guardian of a minor witness to a crime. However, a law-enforcement officer is not prohibited from making such an inquiry if it is necessary for the enforcement or implementation of certain criminal provisions or if the parent or guardian has been arrested for, has been charged with, or is being investigated for a crime against the minor victim.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Signed Mar 11, 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
34
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 273 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB262S1
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108387D-S1
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB262E
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101667D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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