Virginia House Bill 2133 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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. 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.

Commercial sex trafficking; issuance of writ of vacatur for victims.

Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Candi Mundon King [D]
Del. Carrie Coyner [R]	Del. Eileen Filler-Corn [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]
Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-28	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-27	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2021-01-27	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2021-01-26	House	Printed as engrossed 21102882D-E
2021-01-26	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB2133E
2021-01-26	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-01-26	House	Read second time
2021-01-25	House	Read first time
2021-01-22	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2021-01-21	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102882D

HB2133 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	327.15	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	327.20	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2133
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2133+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2133E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+HB2133AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103556A.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2133F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2133FE122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H08V0106+HB2133
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1183+HB2133
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S03V0150+HB2133