# Virginia HB2033: Alcoholic beverage control retail licensees and employees; training on human trafficking. Virginia HB2033, Alcoholic beverage control retail licensees and employees; training on human trafficking., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0231)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2033-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2033 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Alcoholic beverage control retail licensees and employees; training on human trafficking. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0231) - Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (381 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Department of Criminal Justice Services; alcoholic beverage control retail licensees and employees; training on human trafficking. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop an online course for the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to offer to retail licensees and their employees to train such licensees and employees to recognize and report instances of suspected human trafficking. The bill also requires the certified alcohol server or seller training that a retail licensee may offer its employees that allows a reduction in the length of any suspension or the amount of any civil penalty imposed for a license violation to include a course developed or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-01-24 | House | Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-17 | House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-16 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (34) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0231) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 231 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2033) (House) - 2025-02-19: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2033ER) (House) - 2025-02-19: Enrolled (House) - 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-14: Passed Senate Block Vote (36-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2025-01-31: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-29: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-25: Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety (House) - 2025-01-24: Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-24: Reconsidered by Public Safety (House) - 2025-01-17: Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2033) (House) - 2025-01-16: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-14: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety (House) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101550D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072357.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072356.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054870.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054869.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014512.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014511.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072357.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072356.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054870.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054869.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014512.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014511.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2033-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).