Legislation - HB0686

Title: Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness
Sponsored by: Delegates Solomon, Charkoudian, Ebersole, Fraser-Hidalgo, Kaufman, R. Lewis, Martinez, Palakovich Carr, Pena-Melnyk, Ruff, Ruth, Shetty, Taveras, Terrasa, Valderrama, Vogel, and Woorman
Status: In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Analysis

Synopsis

Altering the criteria for determining whether a certain victim or the victim's parent, guardian, or next friend shall be considered to be helpful, to have been helpful, or likely to be helpful to the detection, investigation, or prosecution of certain criminal activity for a certain purpose; altering the time periods within which a certain certifying entity shall certify or decline a certain form under certain circumstances; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0553

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/24/2025 Legislative Date 1/24/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/24/2025	1/24/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness

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