Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 55 — Sex offenders in emergency shelters; notification, penalty.

Last action — Stricken at the request of Patron in Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Sex offenders in emergency shelters; notification;penalty. Provides that a registered sex offender who enters anemergency shelter designated by the Commonwealth or any politicalsubdivision thereof and operated in response to a declared stateor local emergency shall, as soon as practicable after entry, notifya member of the shelter's staff who is responsible for providingsecurity of such person's status as a registered sex offender. Thebill provides that any person who fails to notify the shelter's staffof his status as a registered sex offender is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. This bill provides that no person shall be denied entrysolely on the basis of his status as a sex offender unless such entryis otherwise prohibited by law, but emergency shelter staff may denyentry of a person on such registry who has been convicted of a sexuallyviolent offense for a period of time necessary to ensure the safetyof other individuals admitted to the emergency shelter.

Bill Text

  • SB55 View text Current html November 19, 2019

Action History

  1. Stricken at the request of Patron in Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)

  2. Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name

  3. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100468D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Stricken at the request of Patron in Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" — Yea
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 55 do?
Sex offenders in emergency shelters; notification;penalty. Provides that a registered sex offender who enters anemergency shelter designated by the Commonwealth or any politicalsubdivision thereof and operated in response to a declared stateor local emergency shall, as soon as practicable after entry, notifya member of the shelter's staff who is responsible for providingsecurity of such person's status as a registered sex offender. Thebill provides that any person who fails to notify the shelter's staffof his status as a registered sex offender is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. This bill provides that no person shall be denied entrysolely on the basis of his status as a sex offender unless such entryis otherwise prohibited by law, but emergency shelter staff may denyentry of a person on such registry who has been convicted of a sexuallyviolent offense for a period of time necessary to ensure the safetyof other individuals admitted to the emergency shelter.
Who sponsors SB 55?
SB 55 is sponsored by Cosgrove, John A., Jr..
What is the current status of SB 55?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 55?
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