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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 HB 1298."
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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: "SB 748"
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citation: "Virginia SB 748 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mamie E. Locke"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2026-01-19"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cda0c2c6-8c75-4d58-b90e-4a49525be41c"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB748"
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source_hash: "cea506a7b959537c647d8bc73d5961ba6a5c2fe5e2c6ea475b6a11b36109c6a8"
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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 SB 748 (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 HB 1298.
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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/1092286.PDF)
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2. **Courts of Justice Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145057.HTML)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149182.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198791.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Mamie E. Locke — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-19** Presented and ordered printed 26104829D `introduction`
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- **2026-01-19** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB748)
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- **2026-02-11** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-11** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-13** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-16** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-16** Blank Action
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- **2026-02-20** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-20** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-20** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB748)
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- **2026-03-02** Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2026-03-04** Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-10** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB748ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB748)
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- **2026-03-10** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** 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 771 (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/cda0c2c6-8c75-4d58-b90e-4a49525be41c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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