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Bill Va. sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program; established, report, effective clause. Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program. Establishes the Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program within the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill provides that the program shall create and coordinate an annual statewide sexual assault forensic nurse examiner training program; coordinate the development and enhancement of sexual assault forensic examiner programs across the Commonwealth; participate in the development of hospital protocols and guidelines for treatment of survivors of sexual assault; coordinate and strengthen communications among sexual assault nurse examiner medical directors, sexual assault response teams, and hospitals for existing and developing sexual assault nurse examiner programs; provide technical assistance for existing and developing sexual assault forensic examiner programs, including local sexual assault forensic examiner training; create, maintain and share a statewide list, updated biannually, that includes pertinent information regarding sexual assault forensic examiners and nurse examiners; create sexual assault nurse examiner recruitment materials for universities and colleges with nursing programs; and support and coordinate community education and public outreach, when appropriate, relating to sexual assault nurse examiner issues for the Commonwealth. The bill includes reporting requirements for the Department of Criminal Justice Services. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 475 Virginia HB 475 (2020)
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Virginia HB 475 (2020) — Va. sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program; established, report, effective clause.

Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program. Establishes the Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program within the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill provides that the program shall create and coordinate an annual statewide sexual assault forensic nurse examiner training program; coordinate the development and enhancement of sexual assault forensic examiner programs across the Commonwealth; participate in the development of hospital protocols and guidelines for treatment of survivors of sexual assault; coordinate and strengthen communications among sexual assault nurse examiner medical directors, sexual assault response teams, and hospitals for existing and developing sexual assault nurse examiner programs; provide technical assistance for existing and developing sexual assault forensic examiner programs, including local sexual assault forensic examiner training; create, maintain and share a statewide list, updated biannually, that includes pertinent information regarding sexual assault forensic examiners and nurse examiners; create sexual assault nurse examiner recruitment materials for universities and colleges with nursing programs; and support and coordinate community education and public outreach, when appropriate, relating to sexual assault nurse examiner issues for the Commonwealth. The bill includes reporting requirements for the Department of Criminal Justice Services.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0274) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB475ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB475H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB475S1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Impact statement from DPB (HB475) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) — 190 (pass) · lower
  • Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N) — 940 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) — 180 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Referred from Public Safety — 00 (fail) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Michael P. Mullin — primary (person)
  • Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert B. Bell — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-03 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103317D introduction
  • 2020-01-03 Referred to Committee on Public Safety referral-committee
  • 2020-01-15 Assigned PS sub: Public Safety referral-committee
  • 2020-01-24 Referred from Public Safety
  • 2020-01-24 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2020-01-24 Impact statement from DPB (HB475)
  • 2020-01-28 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2020-01-29 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-01-29 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 2020-01-31 Committee substitute printed 20107028D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-01-31 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-31 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-02-01 Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety referral-committee
  • 2020-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-03 Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-05 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-06 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-06 Committee substitute agreed to 20107028D-H1
  • 2020-02-06 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB475H1
  • 2020-02-06 Impact statement from DPB (HB475H1)
  • 2020-02-07 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-07 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-10 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2020-02-17 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-17 Committee substitute printed 20108355D-S1 substitution
  • 2020-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-19 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-19 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2020-02-19 Committee substitute agreed to 20108355D-S1
  • 2020-02-19 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB475S1
  • 2020-02-19 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-19 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-19 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB475S1)
  • 2020-02-21 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-02-21 Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108355D-S1 (95-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-21 VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-26 Enrolled
  • 2020-02-26 Impact statement from DPB (HB475ER)
  • 2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-02-27 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-05 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
  • 2020-03-05 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
  • 2020-03-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 274 (effective - see bill) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/92273a21-cd1b-4b1c-9698-05fe5f77594b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).