HB 1542 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters, statute of limitations, penalties.

Summary
Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters; statute of limitations; penalties. Adds aggravated sexual battery of a child and attempted rape, sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, or object sexual penetration of a child to the list of offenses for which a failure to report subjects a mandatory reporter to criminal liability. The bill further requires that a prosecution for any misdemeanor violation for failing to report certain sexual acts committed against a minor be commenced within one year of the discovery of the offense. This bill incorporates HB 449.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1542ER)
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24105852D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors