SB1041
Va. Forensic Nursing Advisory Council; established.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council established; sexual assault forensic examiners; physical evidence recovery kits; report.
Establishes the Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council (the Council), which consists of five members appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall have expertise in forensic examination of sexual assault victims and shall currently reside and practice in the Commonwealth. The Council shall review and make recommendations as necessary to ... (More) the Board of Health with support from the Coordinator of the Virginia Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Coordination Program concerning (i) criteria to become a sexual assault forensic examiner, (ii) the process for certification as a sexual assault forensic examiner, (iii) the curriculum and training program of an entity seeking approval to train sexual assault forensic examiners, (iv) qualifications of prospective sexual assault forensic examiners, and (v) strategies for expanding access to sexual assault forensic examiners. The bill requires the Council to report, at least annually, to the General Assembly regarding the status of sexual assault forensics in the Commonwealth, including any recommendations to improve the quality of such services. The bill also amends provisions of law related to physical evidence recovery kits. This bill is identical to HB 2088. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104530D
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1041)
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105497D-S1
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25106396D-S2
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1041)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute ruled out of order
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/13/2025 - House: Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1041)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1041ER)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1041)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)
