HB 859 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Human trafficking investigators; licensing by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.

Summary
Human trafficking investigators; licensing bythe Department of Criminal Justice Services. Authorizes the Departmentof Criminal Justice Services to register and issue licenses for humantrafficking investigators. The bill provides that a human traffickinginvestigator is a private investigator who is GSA compliant and engagesin the business of, or accepts employment to make, investigationsto obtain information on sex trafficking or severe forms of traffickingas defined in the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000and in the federal Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Feb 9, 2024
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Committee
5
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Referred from General Laws
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors

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