VirginiaVirginia military forces; preliminary protective orders, etc.
What it does
Virginia military forces; Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program established. Establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program (the Program) within the Department of Military Affairs. The bill also establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer (the Officer) to perform victim advocacy services, including helping victims of certain criminal sexual assault offenses make either a restricted report or an unrestricted report, as those terms are defined in the bill.
More detail
Restricted and unrestricted reports may be made (i) by a person who is a member of the Virginia military forces, defined in the bill as the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force, or (ii) against a member of the Virginia military forces. The bill directs the Adjutant General, in coordination with the Officer, to submit an annual report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the chairmen of both the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice. The annual report shall include relevant information enumerated in the bill, including implementation and effectiveness of the Program's policies and procedures, as well as statistical information about restricted reports and unrestricted reports.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 2Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinLatest
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 44-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded House rejected Governor's recommendation (35-Y 61-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 44-N)Minor
- Apr 2House rejected Governor's recommendation (35-Y 61-N)Major
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (HB2520H2)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2520ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (49-Y 47-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (49-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 21Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Senators: Williams Graves, Aird, Reeves
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Delegates: Cole, McClure, Lovejoy
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 20Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Committee substitute printed 25107548D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 12Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 2-N 2-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 2-N 2-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Committee substitute printed 25106331D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Reported from Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 3-N)Minor
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned PS sub: Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101527DIntroduced