SB 748 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Human trafficking; issuance of vacatur for victims, definitions.

Summary

Issuance of vacatur for victims of human trafficking. Expands the current process for the issuance of writs of vacatur for victims of human trafficking to include ancillary matters, defined in the bill, and any charge or arrest related to a qualifying offense as defined in current law. The bill also expands the list of qualifying offenses eligible for such writ. This bill is identical to HB 1298.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 19, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 10, 2026

MINOR

The bill transitioned from a draft version with bracketed editorial notes to an official enrolled version ready for signing. The core legal text regarding human trafficking vacatur remains substantively identical, but the formatting was cleaned to remove draft markers and standardize the layout for the final record.

TECHNICAL

Removed bracketed editorial notes and draft annotations (e.g., [S 748], [tending to show...]) that were present in the engrossed version but are not part of the final law.

Standardized the document header and footer to reflect the official 'Enrolled' status, replacing the 'Engrossed' session header.

Corrected minor text artifacts and line breaks, such as removing the phrase 'grounds for' (which appeared as 'ground grounds' in the draft) and fixing spacing inconsistencies.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 39

Feb 13, 2026

D Democratic20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

16 Yea 3

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 771 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB748ER)

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Jan 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Jan 19, 2026

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 26104829D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors