VA HB289 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Child abuse; interviews. Requires that interviews of child victims of alleged sexual abuse be conducted as a forensic interview at the local child advocacy center in accordance with the center's protocol, unless a forensic interview is not appropriate based on the child's age and development or the center's protocol. The bill allows such interviews to be conducted at a nearby child advocacy center if no child advocacy center exists in the locality where the alleged abuse occurred.
Title
Child abuse; interviews.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-11 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2020-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-17 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 2019-12-30 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2019-12-30 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102448D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 | 1627.5 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 63 | 2 | 1503 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
