# Virginia HB1084: Adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration; Va. Longitudinal Data System.

Virginia HB1084, Adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration; Va. Longitudinal Data System., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0260)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1084
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration; Va. Longitudinal Data System.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0260)
- Sponsor: Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (218 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Collection and reporting of data related to adults charged with a criminal offense punishable by confinement in jail or a term of imprisonment; Virginia Longitudinal Data System. Allows the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to contribute the statewide and locality-level data it collects on adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration to the Virginia Longitudinal Data System administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The bill states that any data provided that contains any personal or case identifying information shall be kept confidential and shall not be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. This bill is identical to SB 480.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Annual public report and data tools: benefit, low. By December 1 each year, the Commission sends a report to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Supreme Court Executive Secretary. It also posts a downloadable dataset that removes any personal or case identifying details. An online dashboard shows aggregated data by user-selected features. T…
- Statewide tracking of adult criminal charges: benefit, low. The Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission collects statewide and local data each year on adults charged with offenses that can lead to jail or prison. State and local justice agencies and circuit court clerks must give requested data. If clerks use the statewide Circuit Court Case Management Syst…
- Privacy rules and research data links: mixed, low. Agencies and circuit court clerks do not have to provide data they do not regularly keep or that law or professional rules bar from disclosure. The Commission may send its data to the Virginia Longitudinal Data System to link with other datasets. It may include identifying details only to create de…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0260) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 260 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1084) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1084ER) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-25: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1084) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-02: committee amendments agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-02: Read second time (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1084) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/27/2026 10:21 am) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102507D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217535.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217534.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182489.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182488.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102983.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102982.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101149.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-01-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097128.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087389.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087388.PDF)

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- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217535.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217534.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182489.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182488.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102983.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102982.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101149.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097128.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087389.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087388.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1084-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).