HB2597
Child abuse and neglect; victims of sex trafficking, etc.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Child abuse and neglect report or complaint; victims of sex trafficking; taking child victim into custody.
Requires a local department of social services to conduct a sex trafficking assessment upon receiving a complaint of suspected child abuse that is based upon information and allegations that a child is a victim of sex trafficking, provided that the local department has not determined that a separate investigation or ... (More) family assessment is required. The bill also allows a child-protective services worker of a local department responding to such complaint to take the child victim into custody and allows the local department to maintain custody of the child for up to 72 hours without prior approval of a parent or guardian. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1661. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2019 - House: Presented and ordered printed 19104111D
- 01/09/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/16/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/16/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2597)
- 01/21/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19105105D-H1
- 01/21/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2019 - House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to
- 01/23/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/24/2019 - House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
- 01/28/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2597H1)
- 01/30/2019 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105105D-H1
- 02/04/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2597H1
- 02/05/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106816D-S1
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/12/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2597S1)
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106816D-S1
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2597S1
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2019 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106816D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2019 - House: Enrolled
- 02/22/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2597ER)
- 02/22/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2597ER)
- 02/22/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
- 03/04/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/14/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 381 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/14/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)
