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Nana told the House she and her husband adopted Sage after the death of their son. She said Sage struggled with depression during the COVID‑19 pandemic and later told family she was adopting a male name and pronouns at school. Nana said the school stopped sharing information with the family in August 2021, and that Sage was thereafter targeted and bullied.

Nana recounted a traumatic incident she said occurred in a school bathroom, after which the school did not inform the family for two days. She said Sage later ran away, was lured online, taken from the District of Columbia into Maryland and later found in Baltimore by law enforcement. Nana said the FBI and local sheriffs were involved in search efforts. She said court proceedings followed in which, she alleges, an attorney and a judge treated Sage as a male named Draco and withheld custody; she said Sage was placed in settings where she suffered further assaults and was given drugs. She said she and her family were cleared of allegations of abuse, and a different lawyer later secured Sage’s discharge from a facility so she could return home and receive trauma care.

Why it matters: Nana’s testimony described gaps she perceives in school communication with families, the legal process in juvenile or custody hearings, and the treatment of victims who identify as transgender or who had earlier mental‑health histories. She asked why the legislature would deny victims’ testimony a hearing in committee and urged action to prevent trafficking and better support victims.

Transcript details: The account included references to dates (August 2021 as the start of the school concealment from the family), to involvement by the FBI and local law enforcement, and to a courtroom appearance before Judge Robert Kershaw (named in the speaker’s remarks). The witness asked the House to listen to victims and to ensure committees hear testimony on trafficking and related protections.

No formal legislative action was taken on the floor in direct response to the testimony during the morning hour. Several members later offered points of personal privilege and ceremonial remarks, but the testimony itself was a public‑record account and a request that lawmakers consider committee hearings and legislative remedies.

Ending: The House proceeded with its scheduled calendar after the testimony. Nana’s statement was delivered under the chamber’s rules for personal privilege and remains part of the session transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","February 18, 2025 - Regular Session 10:50 AM - 2:23 PM","oneSentenceSummary","During a personal‑privilege statement on Feb. 18, a woman identifying herself as “Nana” described her granddaughter Sage’s experience of bullying, assault at school, disappearance and trafficking, and custody proceedings she says failed the child. She urged the House to allow victims to testify and to act on prevention and response measures.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature VA, Virginia","taxId",77687,"location","Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325586,"House passes large package of Senate bills on third reading; energy, health, consumer measures advance",8020,4030000,12050000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2333094-afa831c3e74c5eebcf580dc113af0ec7&start=4030&end=12050","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2333094-afa831c3e74c5eebcf580dc113af0ec7/thumbnail_4030000.jpg","/articles/6325586/Virginia/House-passes-large-package-of-Senate-bills-on-third-reading-energy-health-consumer-measures-advance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325586-caed70391b01ca292ac013e15f57b982/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447054&Signature=Co6eYAD5kPqnaDmeXK1HmukwLqN~MC8vJluSaoE12QdzPTqG5aFLLrq8J-7FQ0Mw3bpA4w5uc5I5REbi~XdJ~rK-NqSCk5uxU8YCqdcfyUvN2sHwBxAAhJRgApILiGNutlXh154E8WZsWd2uDOM6E0BuD6~G7eWKh24YhCTiIwanUi2qcyC1KDDu13LhXRbF1RF0fTqXslXJ79QTyPORa38btSbpElLmjZBgh97d1xxHHgy035If-FbAJqy035rJYIfTxSYsW05AfrAL3FNe0SkC7Lt3xKvk-4b2cWclh1ZCi-OYDZn4yRRAok7vMne6QWDEQZkTOfZ4TsphxvNL5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","RICHMOND — The Virginia House of Delegates on Feb. 18 approved a large block of Senate bills on third reading, moving dozens of measures to enrollment after committee substitutes and brief floor remarks from sponsors. The bills advanced covered utilities and energy policy, health‑care and behavioral‑health proposals, consumer protections, and several procedural or technical changes to state programs.

Why it matters: The votes advance legislation that affects utility planning and renewable energy rules, professional licensing and health‑care program design, and state consumer protections. Several measures were companion bills to House measures and were aligned through committee substitutes or floor amendments before passage.

Most of the bills were considered in an uncontested third‑reading block. Sponsors offered short summaries or moved committee substitutes; the House disposed of many measures by voice vote or roll call. The House also agreed to several floor amendments that harmonized House and Senate language, and in a small number of cases rejected Senate substitutes and sent bills to conference.

Votes at a glance (selected Senate bills and outcomes)
- SB 741 — Transportation; amends previous acts relating to public aircraft definition and extends a sunset. Motion: passage moved by Delegate Delaney. Outcome: Passed (recorded roll not separately listed for this motion in transcript block).
- SB 774 — Insurance; expands stakeholder list for essential health‑benefits benchmark review work group. Motion: passage moved by Delegate Minding King. Outcome: Passed (roll call not separately listed in transcript block).
- SB 821 — Nursing‑facility electronic monitoring; permit residents to install electronic monitoring devices in rooms subject to consent and privacy rules. Motion: passage moved by Delegate Sickles (committee substitute adopted). Outcome: Passed (voice vote then recorded as passed in the block).
- SB 1100 — Virtual power plant pilot; directs certain utilities to petition the State Corporation Commission for pilot approval (committee substitute adopted; cognate to House bill). Motion: passage moved by Delegate Hernandez. Outcome: Passed (Ayes 70, Noes 26 reported).
- SB 1008 — Contractors; require licensing exam questions on Chesapeake Bay Act/shoreline provisions (committee substitute adopted). Motion: passage moved by Delegate Creasy. Outcome: Passed (Ayes 52, Noes 45 reported).
- SB 1293 (listed in calendar as SB 129? in block) — Energy storage/long‑duration storage; directs storage targets, work group for local model ordinances (committee substitute adopted; cognate to HB 2537). Motion: passage moved by Delegate Sullivan. Outcome: Passed (Ayes 55, Noes 42 reported).
- SB 1124 (example: SB 10 40 in transcript) — Renewable portfolio; distributed solar carve‑outs and site preferences (committee amendment adopted). Motion: passage moved by Delegate Carlson. Outcome: Passed (Ayes 97, Noes 0 reported).
- SB 884 — Residential landlord/tenant; lease termination rights for victims of family abuse, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking (committee substitute adopted). Motion: passage moved by Delegate Simon. Outcome: Passed (Ayes 63, Noes 33 reported).
- SB 868 — Mixed beverage licensees; limited exception to allow serving ready‑to‑drink canned cocktails in restaurants (limits on size/ABV). Motion: passage moved by Delegate Sickles. Outcome: Passed (Ayes 87, Noes 8 reported).
- SB 545/other consumer and administrative measures — dozens of additional bills in the uncontested blocks passed; examples include consumer‑facing items (lottery/charitable gaming signage with problem‑gambling helpline), several public‑health work groups and reports (maternal health, telehealth best practices), and technical corrections to multiple codes.

How the House handled contested items: A handful of measures were taken out of the uncontested block (sent to the regular calendar), were debated briefly, or saw floor amendments. Several votes were reconsidered during the session when members sought to change their vote or to remove items from the block for further negotiation.

Process notes: Many bills were disposed of via committee substitutes or floor amendments; sponsors repeatedly moved the committee substitute before moving passage. Where recorded roll calls were given in the transcript, the clerk reported tallies immediately after the passage motion (for example, several measures passed with tallies of Ayes 97–0 or other counts reported in the transcript). In other cases the committee substitute was agreed to by voice and the bill disposed in the block.

Ending: The House recessed and later reconvened to continue consideration of additional measures and conference appointments. Members were reminded of committee and caucus meetings and of the Thursday deadline in the conference process.","On Feb. 18, 2025 the Virginia House of Delegates approved a broad package of Senate bills on third reading, advancing measures on energy, health care, consumer protections and public safety. Many bills passed on voice or recorded votes following brief sponsor explanations or committee substitutes.","actionData","errors"]

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Grandmother testifies to House about granddaughter’s trafficking after school incident, urges lawmakers to act

House passes large package of Senate bills on third reading; energy, health, consumer measures advance