Human trafficking; assessments by local departments.
Summary
Human trafficking assessments by local departments. Changes the name of sex trafficking assessments to human trafficking assessments and allows local departments of social services conducting such human trafficking assessments to interview the alleged child victim or his siblings without the consent and outside the presence of such child's or siblings' parent, guardian, legal custodian, or other person standing in loco parentis, or school personnel. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to HB 1006.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 10, 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
22
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 234 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105034D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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