VA HB262 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0273)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Inquiry and report of immigration status; certain victims or witnesses of crimes. Prohibits law-enforcement officers from inquiring into the immigration status of a person who (i) reports that he is a victim of a crime or a parent or guardian of a minor victim of a crime or (ii) is a witness in the investigation of a crime or the parent or guardian of a minor witness to a crime. However, a law-enforcement officer is not prohibited from making such an inquiry if it is necessary for the enforcement or implementation of certain criminal provisions or if the parent or guardian has been arrested for, has been charged with, or is being investigated for a crime against the minor victim.

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Title

Immigration status; prohibiting inquiry into status of certain victims or witnesses of crimes.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 42-N) (Y: 54 N: 42 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 42-N) (Y: 57 N: 42 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 5-N) (Y: 14 N: 5 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0273)
2020-03-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 273 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-05 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
2020-03-05HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
2020-02-27SenateSigned by President
2020-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-26HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB262ER)
2020-02-26HouseEnrolled
2020-02-21HouseVOTE: Adoption (54-Y 42-N)
2020-02-21HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 20108387D-S1 (54-Y 42-N)
2020-02-21HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N)
2020-02-19SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB262S1
2020-02-19SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20108387D-S1
2020-02-19SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-19SenateRead third time
2020-02-18SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateCommittee substitute printed 20108387D-S1
2020-02-17SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
2020-02-07SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-06HouseVOTE: Passage (57-Y 42-N)
2020-02-06HouseRead third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N)
2020-02-05HousePrinted as engrossed 20101667D-E
2020-02-05HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB262E
2020-02-05HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2020-02-05HouseRead second time
2020-02-04HouseRead first time
2020-01-31HouseReported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 5-N)
2020-01-27HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)
2020-01-26HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2019-12-30HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-12-30HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101667D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
19211.02(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB262
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB262+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB262E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB262S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB262ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0273+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0056+HB0262
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0128+HB0262
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0487+HB0262
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0352+HB0262
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0702HB0262+HB0262
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0716HB0262+HB0262
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1145+HB0262

Bill Comments

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