# Virginia HB2088: Va. Forensic Nursing Advisory Council; established. Virginia HB2088, Va. Forensic Nursing Advisory Council; established., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Irene Shin (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2088-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2088 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Va. Forensic Nursing Advisory Council; established. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529) - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (451 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council established; sexual assault forensic examiners; physical evidence recovery kits; report. Establishes the Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council (the Council), which consists of five members appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall have expertise in forensic examination of sexual assault victims and shall currently reside and practice in the Commonwealth. The Council shall review and make recommendations as necessary to the Board of Health with support from the Coordinator of the Virginia Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Coordination Program concerning (i) criteria to become a sexual assault forensic examiner, (ii) the process for certification as a sexual assault forensic examiner, (iii) the curriculum and training program of an entity seeking approval to train sexual assault forensic examiners, (iv) qualifications of prospective sexual assault forensic examiners, and (v) strategies for expanding access to sexual assault forensic examiners. The bill requires the Council to report, at least annually, to the General Assembly regarding the status of sexual assault forensics in the Commonwealth, including any recommendations to improve the quality of such services. The bill also amends provisions of law related to physical evidence recovery kits. This bill is identical to SB 1041. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Rereferred to Courts of Justice | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-24 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-01-16 | House | Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 529 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2088) (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2088ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-20: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Rereferred to Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (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: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-03: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-31: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2088) (House) - 2025-01-27: Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources (House) - 2025-01-24: Committee substitute printed 25105244D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-24: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-21: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal (House) - 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2088) (House) - 2025-01-16: Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104527D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077455.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077454.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068645.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068644.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026316.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026315.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015042.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015041.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/1077455.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077454.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068645.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068644.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026316.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026315.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015042.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015041.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-HB2088-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).