VirginiaSexual assault patients; services, provision of information.
What it does
Services for sexual assault patients; provision of information for sexual assault patients; Task Force on Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault; work group; report. Changes instances of "sexual assault survivor" and its variations to "sexual assault patient." The bill requires health care facilities to provide information on local or statewide sexual and domestic violence advocacy services to adult and pediatric patients. The bill removes language requiring hospitals to enter into a memorandum of understanding with rape crisis centers, removes language allowing sexual assault patients to be transferred to clinics, and repeals the statute establishing the Task Force on Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault.
More detail
The bill directs the Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group to address sustainable funding for sexual assault medical forensic examinations and services. The bill requires the work group to submit a report with recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 1731.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0491)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 491 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1005)
- Feb 18Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 18Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1005ER)Major
- Feb 18EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 29Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 28Read second timeMinor
- Jan 27Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 1-N)
- Jan 27Rules suspended
- Jan 24Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104422DIntroduced