VirginiaHB25562025 Regular SessionHouse

Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant, penalty.

Sponsored By: Amanda E. Batten (Republican)

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Summary

Department of Law; Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant; penalty. Permits the Office of the Attorney General to cancel a participant's certification in the Address Confidentiality Program if such Program participant (i) has reached the age of 18, is not incapacitated, and did not submit recertification for participation in the Program within 60 days of his eighteenth birthday or (ii) initiates any legal action against the Office of the Attorney General. The bill clarifies that participation in the Program shall not affect custody or visitation orders in effect prior to or during Program participation. Finally, the bill penalizes any individual who knowingly discloses or publishes a Program participant's confidential address or any other confidential information with intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass such Program participant or any other person.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Amanda E. Batten

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 28 • No: 2

House vote • 1/29/2025

Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations

Yes: 21 • No: 1

House vote • 1/27/2025

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations

Yes: 7 • No: 1 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Left in Appropriations

    2/4/2025House
  2. Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)

    1/29/2025House
  3. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)

    1/27/2025House
  4. Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

    1/25/2025House
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2556)

    1/17/2025House
  6. Impact statement from VCSC (HB2556)

    1/13/2025House
  7. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

    1/12/2025House
  8. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103905D

    1/12/2025House

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