# Virginia HB2556: Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant, penalty.

Virginia HB2556, Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant, penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Amanda E. Batten (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2556-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2556
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant, penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-12
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Amanda E. Batten (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (28 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 7 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2025-01-27: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2025-01-25: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal (House)
- 2025-01-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2556) (House)
- 2025-01-13: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2556) (House)
- 2025-01-12: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103905D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018905.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018903.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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018905.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018903.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-HB2556-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).