HB251
Prostitution-related crimes; minors, increases penalties.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Prostitution-related crimes; minors; penalties.
Makes it a Class 6 felony for an adult to visit a bawdy place with a minor when he knows that the bawdy place is used or to be used for lewdness, assignation, or prostitution. The bill also adds felony violations of such offense to (i) the list of offenses ... (More) for which registration in the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is required, (ii) the definition of violent felony for the purposes of the sentencing guidelines, (iii) the list of predicate criminal acts that constitutes the definition of street gangs, (iv) the list of offenses that may constitute racketeering under the Virginia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, and (v) the offenses that may be investigated by a multi-jurisdiction grand jury. The bill also makes applicable to all persons, regardless of the gender of the victim, the crimes of (a) assisting or aiding in the abduction of or threatening to abduct a female under 16 years of age for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution, which the bill also changes to include any person under 18 years of age, and (b) placing or leaving one's wife in a bawdy place. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/30/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102229D
- 12/30/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/02/2020 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB251)
- 01/16/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB251)
- 02/04/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/06/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107946D-H1
- 02/09/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/10/2020 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB251H1)
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/10/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107946D-H1
- 02/10/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB251H1
- 02/11/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (96-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/13/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB251H1)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
