Virginia House Bill 633
Session 2024
Forced labor or service; civil action for trafficking, penalties.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 3, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
633
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
House Roll Call Votes
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Reaser, Atoosa R.
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Summary
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.
Forced labor or service; penalties. Expands the offense of abduction to penalize any person who, by force, intimidation or deception, and without legal justification or excuse, obtains the labor or services of another, or seizes, takes, transports, detains or secretes another person or threatens to do so. The bill also expands the offense of receiving money for procuring a person to penalize any person who causes another to engage in forced labor or services or provides or obtains labor or services by any act as described in the offense of abduction. Lastly, the bill allows any person injured as a result of an abduction for the purposes of forced labor or services to commence a civil action for recovery of compensatory damages, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney fees and costs.
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.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104599D
January 9, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24106914D-H1
February 7, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24108264D-S1
February 26, 2024
HB633ER
March 7, 2024
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB633F160.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB633F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB633FH1160.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB633FH1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB633FS1160.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB633FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB633FER122.PDF
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04/03/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0368)
04/03/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 368 (effective 7/1/24)
03/12/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB633ER)
03/11/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/11/2024
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/08/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/07/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB633ER)
03/07/2024
House
Enrolled
03/04/2024
House
VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
03/04/2024
House
Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108264D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
03/01/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB633S1)
03/01/2024
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
03/01/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB633S1
03/01/2024
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 24108264D-S1
03/01/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
03/01/2024
Senate
Read third time
02/29/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/28/2024
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
02/27/2024
House
Impact statement from VCSC (HB633S1)
02/26/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/26/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24108264D-S1
02/26/2024
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
02/26/2024
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/14/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/14/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB633H1)
02/13/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
02/13/2024
House
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB633H1
02/12/2024
House
Committee substitute agreed to 24106914D-H1
02/12/2024
House
Read second time
02/09/2024
House
Read first time
02/08/2024
House
Impact statement from VCSC (HB633H1)
02/07/2024
House
Committee substitute printed 24106914D-H1
02/07/2024
House
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
02/02/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
02/02/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/31/2024
House
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/22/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB633)
01/09/2024
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/09/2024
House
Impact statement from VCSC (HB633)
01/09/2024
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104599D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 10, 2024 12:06:07 AM
Record Updated
Apr 24, 2024 12:36:32 AM