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Bill Forced labor or service; civil action for trafficking, penalties. Labor trafficking; forced labor or service; penalties. Provides that any person who knowingly provides or obtains the labor or services of a person by means of (i) force, threats of force, physical restraint, or threats of physical restraint to that person or another person; (ii) serious harm, as defined in the bill, or threats of serious harm to that person or another person; (iii) the abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process, as defined in the bill; or (iv) any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that if that person did not perform such labor or services that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint is guilty of labor trafficking. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly benefits from participation in a venture that has engaged in labor trafficking is guilty of receiving money from labor trafficking. The bill provides that a violation of labor trafficking or receiving money from labor trafficking is punishable as a Class 4 felony; however, any adult who commits an act of labor trafficking or receiving money from labor trafficking with a person under the age of 18 is guilty of a Class 3 felony. The bill also creates a civil cause of action against individuals who engage in labor trafficking or who receive money from labor trafficking and adds labor trafficking and receiving money from labor trafficking to provisions of the Code defining racketeering and as a barrier crime from caring for children or the elderly or disabled, among other provisions listed in the bill. The bill extends the time to commence a civil action for trafficking in persons from seven years to 10 years. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 HB 633 Virginia HB 633 (2024)
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Virginia HB 633 (2024) — Forced labor or service; civil action for trafficking, penalties.

Labor trafficking; forced labor or service; penalties. Provides that any person who knowingly provides or obtains the labor or services of a person by means of (i) force, threats of force, physical restraint, or threats of physical restraint to that person or another person; (ii) serious harm, as defined in the bill, or threats of serious harm to that person or another person; (iii) the abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process, as defined in the bill; or (iv) any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that if that person did not perform such labor or services that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint is guilty of labor trafficking. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly benefits from participation in a venture that has engaged in labor trafficking is guilty of receiving money from labor trafficking. The bill provides that a violation of labor trafficking or receiving money from labor trafficking is punishable as a Class 4 felony; however, any adult who commits an act of labor trafficking or receiving money from labor trafficking with a person under the age of 18 is guilty of a Class 3 felony. The bill also creates a civil cause of action against individuals who engage in labor trafficking or who receive money from labor trafficking and adds labor trafficking and receiving money from labor trafficking to provisions of the Code defining racketeering and as a barrier crime from caring for children or the elderly or disabled, among other provisions listed in the bill. The bill extends the time to commence a civil action for trafficking in persons from seven years to 10 years.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0368 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24106914D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 24108264D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB633ER (committee substitute) — source
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104599D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Mike A. Cherry — primary (person)
  • Joseph P. McNamara — cosponsor (person)
  • Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Earley, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104599D filing, introduction
  • 2024-01-09 Impact statement from VCSC (HB633)
  • 2024-01-09 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2024-01-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB633)
  • 2024-01-31 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2024-02-02 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-02 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2024-02-07 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-07 Committee substitute printed 24106914D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-08 Impact statement from VCSC (HB633H1)
  • 2024-02-09 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to 24106914D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-12 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB633H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-02-13 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-02-14 Impact statement from DPB (HB633H1)
  • 2024-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2024-02-14 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2024-02-26 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-26 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-26 Committee substitute printed 24108264D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-26 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-27 Impact statement from VCSC (HB633S1)
  • 2024-02-28 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-29 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-01 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-01 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2024-03-01 Committee substitute agreed to 24108264D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-03-01 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB633S1 substitution
  • 2024-03-01 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB633S1)
  • 2024-03-04 Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108264D-S1 (98-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2024-03-04 VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB633ER) passage
  • 2024-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-08 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-03-12 Impact statement from DPB (HB633ER)
  • 2024-04-03 Approved by Governor-Chapter 368 (effective 7/1/24) executive-signature
  • 2024-04-03 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0368)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/22a47600-395b-450f-a3e5-fedce3176023. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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