# Virginia HB2472: Juveniles; fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs, effective date.

Virginia HB2472, Juveniles; fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs, effective date., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Amanda E. Batten (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-19 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2472
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Juveniles; fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs, effective date.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175)
- Sponsor: Amanda E. Batten (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (231 yes, 87 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs of juveniles. Requires law-enforcement officers to obtain, electronically when possible, fingerprints, palm prints with accompanying distal prints, if available, and photographs of any juvenile taken into custody and charged with a delinquent act. The bill also requires such fingerprints, palm prints, or photographs to be both filed with the Central Criminal Records Exchange and submitted electronically, when possible, to the State Police to be maintained in a confidential and secure area within the system in which the record is maintained that is inaccessible during routine use of such system. The bill further requires any electronic record of such fingerprints, palm prints, or photographs to be destroyed as soon as possible after the State Police have been notified that a petition or warrant has not been filed against the juvenile. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 1261.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amanda E. Batten (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House | pass | 51 | 46 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 56 | 41 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (33)

- 2025-03-19: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175) (Governor)
- 2025-03-19: Approved by Governor-Chapter 175 (Effective 07/01/26) (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2472) (House)
- 2025-02-17: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2472ER) (House)
- 2025-02-17: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-02-17: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-12: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2472) (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Passed House (51-Y 46-N) (House)
- 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 41-N) (House)
- 2025-02-04: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-03: Printed as engrossed 25102079D-E (House)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2025-02-03: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time (House)
- 2025-01-31: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-24: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-21: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2472) (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102079D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071662.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071661.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050256.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050255.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035642.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035641.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029108.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016424.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016423.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071662.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071661.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050256.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050255.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035642.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035641.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029108.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016424.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016423.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2472-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).