Legislation - SB0608

Altering the requirements for certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the individuals eligible to request a certain official to certify victim helpfulness relating to certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the time periods within which a certain certifying entity shall certify or decline a certain form under certain circumstances; and requiring a certifying entity to develop protocols to assist certain petitioners to take certain actions.

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Cross-filed with: HB0579

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/27/2025 Legislative Date 1/23/2025 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2025 Legislative Date 1/30/2025 Action Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/06/2025 Legislative Date 2/06/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/06/2025 Legislative Date 2/06/2025 Action Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {173128/1 Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {173128/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (32-12) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/26/2025 Legislative Date 3/26/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/26/2025 Legislative Date 3/26/2025 Action Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2025 Legislative Date 4/01/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/17/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {343529/1 Adopted Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/17/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (128-10) Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Senate Requests House Recede Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Love and McKay) Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Senate Requests House Recede Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Love and McKay) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action House Refuses Recede Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Moon, Embry and Valentine) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/22/2025 Action House Refuses Recede Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/22/2025 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Moon, Embry and Valentine) Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Conference Committee Report {223528/1 Adopted Proceedings 71 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (34-12) Proceedings 71 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/25/2025 Action Conference Committee Report {223528/1 Adopted Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/25/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (128-11) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/22/2025 Legislative Date 4/22/2025 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 114 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/27/2025	1/23/2025	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions
Senate	1/30/2025	1/30/2025	Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	2/06/2025	2/06/2025	Hearing canceled
Senate	2/06/2025	2/06/2025	Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/14/2025	2/25/2025	Favorable with Amendments {173128/1	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2025	2/25/2025	Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2025	2/27/2025	Favorable with Amendments {173128/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2025	2/27/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Third Reading Passed (32-12)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2025	3/08/2025	Referred Judiciary	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2025	3/19/2025	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/26/2025	3/26/2025	Hearing canceled
House	3/26/2025	3/26/2025	Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2025	4/01/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	4/02/2025	3/17/2025	Favorable with Amendments {343529/1 Adopted	57 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	3/17/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	57 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2025	3/20/2025	Third Reading Passed (128-10)	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2025	3/20/2025	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2025	3/20/2025	Senate Requests House Recede	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2025	3/20/2025	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Love and McKay)	68 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Senate Requests House Recede	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Love and McKay)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	House Refuses Recede	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Moon, Embry and Valentine)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/22/2025	House Refuses Recede	70 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/22/2025	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Moon, Embry and Valentine)	70 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Conference Committee Report {223528/1 Adopted	71 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Third Reading Passed (34-12)	71 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/25/2025	Conference Committee Report {223528/1 Adopted	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/25/2025	Third Reading Passed (128-11)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions
Post Passage	4/22/2025	4/22/2025	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 114
			Text - Chapter - Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions

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