VirginiaHB21172025 Regular SessionHouse

Experiencing or reporting an overdose or act of sexual violence; arrest and prosecution.

Sponsored By: Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)

To Governor

Summary

Arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting an overdose or act of sexual violence. Provides that no individual shall be subject to arrest or prosecution for the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumption of alcohol or marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, intoxication in public, or possession of controlled paraphernalia if the individual, in good faith, seeks or obtains assistance for himself or another individual from emergency medical services personnel, a health care provider, or a law-enforcement officer, as those terms are defined in relevant law, and seeks to report an act of sexual violence committed against himself or another individual, so long as (i) such individual identifies himself to the law-enforcement officer who responds to the report of the act of sexual violence and (ii) the evidence for the prosecution of such an offense was obtained as a result of the individual seeking or obtaining medical attention, rendering care or assistance, or reporting to law enforcement. However, such immunity shall not apply to an individual who is alleged to have committed the act of sexual violence or if the emergency medical attention was sought or obtained during the execution of a search warrant or during the conduct of a lawful search or a lawful arrest.The bill also provides that no individual immune to arrest or prosecution when experiencing or reporting an overdose or act of sexual violence shall have his bail, probation, furlough, supervised release, suspended sentence, or parole revoked for the behavior immune from arrest or prosecution under the provisions of applicable law.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Karen Keys-Gamarra

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 316 • No: 0

House vote • 2/20/2025

Senate Amendment agreed to by House

Yes: 96 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/18/2025

Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading)

Yes: 39 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/17/2025

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment

Yes: 15 • No: 0

House vote • 1/30/2025

Read third time and passed House Block Vote

Yes: 96 • No: 0

House vote • 1/24/2025

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s)

Yes: 22 • No: 0

House vote • 1/20/2025

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)

Yes: 8 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396)

    3/24/2025Governor
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (Effective 07/01/25)

    3/24/2025Governor
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

    3/11/2025Governor
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025

    3/11/2025House
  5. Signed by President

    3/10/2025Senate
  6. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2117ER)

    3/7/2025House
  7. Enrolled

    3/7/2025House
  8. Signed by Speaker

    3/7/2025House
  9. Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)

    2/20/2025House
  10. Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N)

    2/19/2025Senate
  11. Engrossed by Senate as amended

    2/19/2025Senate
  12. Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to

    2/19/2025Senate
  13. Read third time

    2/19/2025Senate
  14. Reading of amendment waived

    2/19/2025Senate
  15. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)

    2/18/2025Senate
  16. Passed by for the day

    2/18/2025Senate
  17. Rules suspended

    2/18/2025Senate
  18. Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

    2/17/2025Senate
  19. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

    1/31/2025Senate
  20. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

    1/31/2025Senate
  21. Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N)

    1/30/2025House
  22. Printed as engrossed 25104517D-E

    1/29/2025House
  23. Engrossed by House as amended

    1/29/2025House
  24. Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to

    1/29/2025House
  25. Read second time

    1/29/2025House

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