HB2520
Virginia military forces; preliminary protective orders, etc.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: Communicated to Governor
Chief Patron:
Joshua Cole (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia military forces; Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program established.
Establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program (the Program) within the Department of Military Affairs. The bill also establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer (the Officer) to perform victim advocacy services, including helping victims of certain criminal sexual assault offenses make either a restricted report or an ... (More) unrestricted report, as those terms are defined in the bill. Restricted and unrestricted reports may be made (i) by a person who is a member of the Virginia military forces, defined in the bill as the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force, or (ii) against a member of the Virginia military forces. The bill directs the Adjutant General, in coordination with the Officer, to submit an annual report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the chairmen of both the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice. The annual report shall include relevant information enumerated in the bill, including implementation and effectiveness of the Program's policies and procedures, as well as statistical information about restricted reports and unrestricted reports. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101527D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106331D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/12/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 2-N 2-A)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107548D-S1
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Cole, McClure, Lovejoy
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Williams Graves, Aird, Reeves
- 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (49-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/24/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2520ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/12/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2520)
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's substitute printed (HB2520H2)
- 04/02/2025 - House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (35-Y 61-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Communicated to Governor
