Commercial sex trafficking; issuance of writ of vacatur for victims.
Summary
Issuance of writ of vacatur for victims of commercial sex trafficking. Establishes a procedure for victims of sex trafficking to file a petition of vacatur in circuit court to have certain convictions vacated and the police and court records expunged for such convictions. The bill requires the court to grant the writ and vacate a qualifying offense if it finds the petitioner (i) was convicted or adjudicated delinquent of a qualifying offense and (ii) committed the qualifying offense as a direct result of being a victim of sex trafficking, as defined in the bill. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Apr 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 17, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Apr 7, 2021
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 15, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2133E
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102882D
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Candi King
DDemocratic
Co
Carrie Coyner
RRepublican
Co
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
Co
Shelly Simonds
DDemocratic
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