Va. Sexual & Domestic Violence Victim fund; fee for offenses related to solicitation of minors, etc.

Removed the 'Senate Substitute' header and amendment metadata, as the bill is now final law.

Added the official 'Chapter 276' title, approval date (April 6, 2026), and standard legislative formatting used in the final published code.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to match the standard format of the Virginia Code of Laws.

The document header changed from 'Public Safety Substitute' to 'House Substitute' and was reorganized to include a specific bill tracking number and a timestamp.

The layout was adjusted to accommodate the new header information, causing the original title and description lines to be split across multiple lines.

The date at the top of the document was updated from a placeholder or previous date to '2/5/26'.

The additional court fee assessed upon conviction for specific violent offenses was increased from $500 to $1,000.

The specific designation of collected fees was changed to fund support services only for victims of criminal sexual assault, human trafficking, and sex trafficking, removing the explicit mention of domestic violence and family abuse victims in this section.

The bill status changed from 'Enrolled' (final) to 'Public Safety Substitute' (amended version under consideration), and the document formatting was updated to reflect a House amendment.

The fund's purpose was updated to explicitly include support for victims of human trafficking and sex trafficking cases.

The list of offenses subject to the fee was expanded from a few specific codes to include a broader range of child exploitation and sexual abuse statutes.

The fee assessed upon conviction for specific offenses was increased from $100 to $500.

The designation of collected funds was broadened from 'child victims' to 'eligible victims' to cover the newly included trafficking cases.