republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/sb-748.md

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Bill	Human trafficking; issuance of vacatur for victims, definitions.	Issuance of vacatur for victims of human trafficking. Expands the current process for the issuance of writs of vacatur for victims of human trafficking to include ancillary matters, defined in the bill, and any charge or arrest related to a qualifying offense as defined in current law. The bill also expands the list of qualifying offenses eligible for such writ. This bill is identical to HB 1298.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2026	SB 748	Virginia SB 748 (2026)	bill		enacted	Mamie E. Locke	4	33	8	2026-01-19	2026-04-13	openstates	ocd-bill/cda0c2c6-8c75-4d58-b90e-4a49525be41c	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB748	cea506a7b959537c647d8bc73d5961ba6a5c2fe5e2c6ea475b6a11b36109c6a8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 748 (2026) — Human trafficking; issuance of vacatur for victims, definitions.

Issuance of vacatur for victims of human trafficking. Expands the current process for the issuance of writs of vacatur for victims of human trafficking to include ancillary matters, defined in the bill, and any charge or arrest related to a qualifying offense as defined in current law. The bill also expands the list of qualifying offenses eligible for such writ. This bill is identical to HB 1298.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• H VOTE: — 97–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — 13–0 (pass) · upper
• H VOTE: — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed R — 35–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Courts of Justice — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed R — 36–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Mamie E. Locke — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-19 Presented and ordered printed 26104829D introduction
• 2026-01-19 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2026-02-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB748)
• 2026-02-11 Senate committee offered
• 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-13 Rules suspended
• 2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
• 2026-02-13 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
• 2026-02-16 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-16 Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to amendment-passage
• 2026-02-16 Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
• 2026-02-16 Rules suspended
• 2026-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
• 2026-02-16 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-16 Blank Action
• 2026-02-20 Placed on Calendar
• 2026-02-20 Read first time reading-1
• 2026-02-20 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2026-02-23 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB748)
• 2026-03-02 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-03-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-03-04 Read third time reading-3
• 2026-03-04 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-03-04 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 2026-03-04 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-03-10 Enrolled enrolled
• 2026-03-10 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB748ER) passage
• 2026-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB748)
• 2026-03-10 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2026-03-10 Signed by President passage
• 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 771 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cda0c2c6-8c75-4d58-b90e-4a49525be41c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).