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Bill Va. Forensic Nursing Advisory Council; established. Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council established; sexual assault forensic examiners; physical evidence recovery kits; report. Establishes the Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council (the Council), which consists of five members appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall have expertise in forensic examination of sexual assault victims and shall currently reside and practice in the Commonwealth. The Council shall review and make recommendations as necessary to the Board of Health with support from the Coordinator of the Virginia Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Coordination Program concerning (i) criteria to become a sexual assault forensic examiner, (ii) the process for certification as a sexual assault forensic examiner, (iii) the curriculum and training program of an entity seeking approval to train sexual assault forensic examiners, (iv) qualifications of prospective sexual assault forensic examiners, and (v) strategies for expanding access to sexual assault forensic examiners. The bill requires the Council to report, at least annually, to the General Assembly regarding the status of sexual assault forensics in the Commonwealth, including any recommendations to improve the quality of such services. The bill also amends provisions of law related to physical evidence recovery kits. This bill is identical to HB 2088. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 SB 1041 Virginia SB 1041 (2025)
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Virginia SB 1041 (2025) — Va. Forensic Nursing Advisory Council; established.

Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council established; sexual assault forensic examiners; physical evidence recovery kits; report. Establishes the Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council (the Council), which consists of five members appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall have expertise in forensic examination of sexual assault victims and shall currently reside and practice in the Commonwealth. The Council shall review and make recommendations as necessary to the Board of Health with support from the Coordinator of the Virginia Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Coordination Program concerning (i) criteria to become a sexual assault forensic examiner, (ii) the process for certification as a sexual assault forensic examiner, (iii) the curriculum and training program of an entity seeking approval to train sexual assault forensic examiners, (iv) qualifications of prospective sexual assault forensic examiners, and (v) strategies for expanding access to sexual assault forensic examiners. The bill requires the Council to report, at least annually, to the General Assembly regarding the status of sexual assault forensics in the Commonwealth, including any recommendations to improve the quality of such services. The bill also amends provisions of law related to physical evidence recovery kits. This bill is identical to HB 2088.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Rereferred from Education and Health and rereferred to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Rereferred from Education and Health — 140 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Russet Perry — primary (person)
  • Emily M. Jordan — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104530D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-07 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2025-01-16 Rereferred from Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2025-01-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1041)
  • 2025-01-16 Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) referral-committee
  • 2025-01-22 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-22 Committee substitute printed 25105497D-S1 substitution
  • 2025-01-29 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-29 Committee substitute printed 25106396D-S2 substitution
  • 2025-01-30 Rules suspended
  • 2025-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 2025-01-30 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-01-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1041)
  • 2025-01-31 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-01-31 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-03 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2025-02-03 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-03 Finance and Appropriations Substitute ruled out of order
  • 2025-02-03 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-03 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-03 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-06 Placed on Calendar
  • 2025-02-06 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-02-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-02-10 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-12 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-13 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-13 Passed House (96-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-14 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1041)
  • 2025-02-18 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-02-18 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1041ER) passage
  • 2025-02-18 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-02-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1041)
  • 2025-02-20 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-03-03 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 enrolled
  • 2025-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b69dac4e-e38d-40dd-9975-96b4fbfe75e1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).