HB2470
Minors; prostitution and human trafficking related crimes, increases penalty.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Prostitution and human trafficking related crimes; minors; penalty.
Increases from a Class 3 felony to a Class 2 felony and imposes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25 years for the following crimes if minors under 15 years of age are involved: (i) pandering; (ii) receiving money for procuring a person for the purpose of prostitution, forced ... (More) labor, or child pornography; (iii) receiving money from the earnings of a person engaged in prostitution; and (iv) commercial sex trafficking. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102660D
- 01/09/2019 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2470)
- 01/09/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/30/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/30/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19105990D-H1
- 02/03/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2470H1)
- 02/04/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105990D-H1
- 02/04/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2470H1
- 02/05/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 4-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 4-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2470H1)
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/2019 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/21/2019 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/2019 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/2019 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/2019 - House: Delegates: Gilbert, Ransone, Herring
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Stuart, Howell
- 02/24/2019 - House: No further action taken
- 02/24/2019 - House: Failed to pass in House
