HB 2033 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Alcoholic beverage control retail licensees and employees; training on human trafficking.

Summary

Department of Criminal Justice Services; alcoholic beverage control retail licensees and employees; training on human trafficking. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop an online course for the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to offer to retail licensees and their employees to train such licensees and employees to recognize and report instances of suspected human trafficking. The bill also requires the certified alcohol server or seller training that a retail licensee may offer its employees that allows a reduction in the length of any suspension or the amount of any civil penalty imposed for a license violation to include a course developed or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 231 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive content of the legislation remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with the primary differences being formatting, spacing, and the addition of the official chapter number and approval date. The law requires the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to offer human trafficking recognition and reporting training to retail licensees and their employees at no cost.

Scope change

No substantive change to the scope or applicability of the law; the changes are purely formatting and procedural related to the bill's enactment status.

TECHNICAL

Added official chapter designation (Chapter 231), approval date (March 21, 2025), and formatting adjustments typical of enacted legislation.

Changed line breaks and spacing throughout the document to conform to final enacted format.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 13, 2025

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

Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 231 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2033ER)

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 25, 2025

Committee

Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

lower

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors