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type: "Bill"
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title: "Human trafficking; issuance of vacatur for victims, definitions."
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description: "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 SB 748."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1298"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1298 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Karrie K. Delaney"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2026-01-15"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74b6b386-b421-4220-955b-517dddda4110"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1298"
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source_hash: "949b9230102523c342d910a22db8219a02e1a31a85e94f24a6d093287285c03b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1298 (2026) — Human trafficking; issuance of vacatur for victims, definitions.
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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 SB 748.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089272.PDF)
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2. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186499.PDF)
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3. **Criminal Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105164.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203652.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Karrie K. Delaney — primary (person)
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- Anne Ferrell Tata — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike A. Cherry — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-15** Presented and ordered printed 26104783D `introduction`
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- **2026-01-15** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-04** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee substitute printed 26106686D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-11** Reconsidered by Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-11** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-13** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-13** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-25** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Committee substitute printed 26108569D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-03** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-13** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-13** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1298ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 770 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74b6b386-b421-4220-955b-517dddda4110`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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