2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1705: Attorney General; instituting or conducting criminal prosecutions.
Legislative Summary
Attorney General; instituting or conducting criminal prosecutions for violations of criminal sexual assault and commercial sex trafficking committed against children. Authorizes the Attorney General to institute or conduct criminal prosecutions in cases involving a violation of criminal sexual assault or commercial sex trafficking when such crimes are committed against children.
Bill History
1/9/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103464D
House of Delegates
1/9/2023
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/21/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/3/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/13/2023
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
2/13/2023
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
2/2/2023
54
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 9-N)
1/27/2023
11
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
1/23/2023
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/1/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 35
Primary Sponsor
Robert Bell
Republican
Co-Sponsors (34)
Terry Austin
Republican
John Avoli
Republican
Jason Ballard
Republican
Robert Bloxom
Republican
Ellen Campbell
Republican
Mike Cherry
Republican
AC Cordoza
Republican
Glenn Davis
Republican
Tara Durant
Republican
Nicholas Freitas
Republican
Karen Greenhalgh
Republican
Chris Head
Republican
Keith Hodges
Republican
Terry Kilgore
Republican
Dave LaRock
Republican
James Leftwich
Republican
Marie March
Republican
Daniel Marshall
Republican
Joseph McNamara
Republican
James Morefield
Republican
Israel O'Quinn
Republican
Robert Orrock
Republican
Roxann Robinson
Republican
Chris Runion
Republican
Phillip Scott
Republican
Anne Ferrell Tata
Republican
Kim Taylor
Republican
Otto Wachsmann
Republican
Wendell Walker
Republican
Bill Wiley
Republican
Wren Williams
Republican
Tony Wilt
Republican
Thomas Wright
Republican
Scott Wyatt
Republican