Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Fund; created, report.
Summary
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Fund; report. Creates the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Fund, which shall be administered by the Department of Social Services, in coordination with the Department of Health and the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance, and used to develop, support, and evaluate programs that prevent sexual and domestic violence through strategies that (i) promote healthy practices related to relationships, sexuality, and social-emotional development and (ii) counteract the factors associated with the initial perpetration of sexual and domestic violence. This bill is identical to HB 1015.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 6, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
14
Committee
16
Amendments
5
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 913 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
House insisted on amendments
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB297E
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Rereferred from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103455D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
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