VA HB2763 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Prostitution; solicitation; penalties. Increases from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for a third or subsequent offense of solicitation of prostitution from an adult. The bill also makes it a Class 5 felony to solicit prostitution from any minor. Under current law, any person who solicits prostitution from a minor is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the minor is 16 years of age or older or a Class 5 felony if the minor is younger than 16 years of age. Finally, the bill increases the fines for certain offenses related to sex trafficking from $100 to $1,000 and from $500 to $2,500, respectively.
Title
Prostitution; increases penalties for a third or subsequent offense of solicitation from an adult.
Sponsors
Del. Mark Earley [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2025-02-04 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
2025-01-23 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2763) |
2025-01-21 | House | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2763) |
2025-01-17 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2025-01-17 | House | Presented and ordered printed 25101200D |