Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1917: Higher educational institutions, public and private; confidential resource advisors.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1917 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher educational institutions, public and private; confidential resource advisors. Primary sponsor: Marty Martinez (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Education.
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Institutions of higher education; confidential resource advisors. Requires each public institution of higher education and each private institution of higher education to designate at least one confidential resource advisor to serve as a confidential resource for students and employees to discuss alleged acts of sexual misconduct and receive information on resources available to such students or employees. The bill creates a statutory privilege between the confidential resource advisor and a student or employee who shares information with such confidential resource advisor.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Martinez | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 29 |
| Irene Shin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Education
- Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (10-Y 0-N)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1917)
- Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104496D