Victims of crime; certifications for victims of qualifying criminal activity.
Summary
Certifications for victims of qualifying criminal activity. Establishes a process for a state or local law-enforcement agency, an attorney for the Commonwealth, the Attorney General, or any other agency or department employing law-enforcement officers to complete a certification form or declaration that is required by federal immigration law certifying that a person is a victim of qualifying criminal activity.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2021
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 33
Jan 29, 2021
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 468 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
House amendments agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (80-Y 19-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1468S1
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103854D-S1
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-0-3)
senate
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21103117D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
LG
Liz Guzmán
DDemocratic
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