Writ of vacatur; victims of sex trafficking, payment of fees or costs.
Summary
Writ of vacatur; victims of sex trafficking;payment of fees or costs. Provides that a petitioner for a writof vacatur for victims of sex trafficking shall not be required topay any fees or costs for filing such petition if the petitioneris found to be unable to pay them.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 408 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104020D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Ferrell Tata
RRepublican
Co
Joe McNamara
RRepublican
Co
Wren Williams
RRepublican
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