VA HB1150 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Commercial sex trafficking, prostitution, etc.; mistake of age defense. Provides that a defendant's ignorance of the victim's age, the victim's misrepresentation of his age, or the defendant's belief that the victim was an adult shall not be raised as a defense in a prosecution for certain crimes related to commercial sex trafficking and prostitution involving a minor victim.
Title
Commercial sex trafficking, prostitution, etc.; mistake of age defense.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-15 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2022-02-01 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2022-01-14 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2022-01-14 | House | Presented and ordered printed 22102730D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 | 346.01 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 18 | 2 | 348 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 18 | 2 | 349 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 18 | 2 | 355 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 18 | 2 | 357.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
