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HB633

Forced labor or service; civil action for trafficking, penalties.

Status:
Enacted

Latest Action: April 3, 2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0368)

Chief Patron:
Mike Cherry (R)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Forced labor or service; penalties.

Expands the offense of abduction to penalize any person who, by force, intimidation or deception, and without legal justification or excuse, obtains the labor or services of another, or seizes, takes, transports, detains or secretes another person or threatens to do so. The bill also expands the offense of receiving money for procuring a person to penalize any person who causes another to engage in forced labor or services or provides or obtains labor or services by any act as described in the offense of abduction. Lastly, the bill allows any person injured as a result of an abduction for the purposes of forced labor or services to commence a civil action for recovery of compensatory damages, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104599D
  • 01/09/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB633)
  • 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/22/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB633)
  • 01/31/2024 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 02/02/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/02/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106914D-H1
  • 02/08/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB633H1)
  • 02/09/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106914D-H1
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB633H1
  • 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB633H1)
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108264D-S1
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 02/27/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB633S1)
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/29/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/01/2024 - Senate: Read third time
  • 03/01/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 03/01/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108264D-S1
  • 03/01/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB633S1
  • 03/01/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/01/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB633S1)
  • 03/04/2024 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108264D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
  • 03/04/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
  • 03/07/2024 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB633ER)
  • 03/07/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/08/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  • 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 03/12/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB633ER)
  • 04/03/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 368 (effective 7/1/24)
  • 04/03/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0368)

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