All Roll Calls
Yes: 508 • No: 157
Sponsored By: Charniele L. Herring (Democratic)
Failed
Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records. Amends numerous statutes related to the expungement and sealing of criminal records that are scheduled to become effective on July 1, 2025. In addition, the bill requires (i) the Department of State Police to develop a secure portal by October 1, 2026, for the purpose of allowing government agencies to determine whether a record has been sealed prior to responding to a request pursuant to current law; (ii) the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission to (a) educate and provide support to public defenders and certified court-appointed counsel on expungement and sealing, (b) conduct trainings on expungement and sealing across the Commonwealth, (c) develop a library of resources on expungement and sealing for use by public defenders and court-appointed counsel, and (d) post information regarding expungement and sealing for use by the public on its website; and (iii) the Department of State Police, Department of Motor Vehicles, Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and clerk of any circuit court to provide data and information on sealing upon request of the Virginia State Crime Commission for purposes of monitoring and evaluating the implementation and impact of the sealing processes. The bill also directs (1) the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to collect data related to petitions filed pursuant to relevant law, (2) the Virginia State Crime Commission to analyze data and information collected on automatic and petition sealing and report to the General Assembly by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session, and (3) the Virginia State Crime Commission to continue its study on the sealing of criminal records and report its work to the General Assembly by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session.The bill repeals the Sealing Fee Fund and directs any money in such Fund to be reverted to the general fund. The bill contains a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, for the provisions related to the sealing of former possession of marijuana offenses without entry of a court order and the sealing of charges and convictions related to automatic sealing and such petitions. Lastly, the bill delays the repeal of the relevant law related to marijuana possession, limits on dissemination of criminal history record information, and prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, and state and local governments until July 1, 2026. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1466.
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Charniele L. Herring
Democratic • House
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
All Roll Calls
Yes: 508 • No: 157
Senate vote • 4/2/2025
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote
Yes: 40 • No: 0
House vote • 4/2/2025
House concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote
Yes: 96 • No: 0
House vote • 2/22/2025
Conference report agreed to by House
Yes: 98 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/22/2025
Conference report agreed to by Senate
Yes: 28 • No: 12
Senate vote • 2/20/2025
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote
Yes: 39 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2025
Senate substitute rejected by House
Yes: 0 • No: 97
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Passed Senate with substitute
Yes: 23 • No: 16
Senate vote • 2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading)
Yes: 39 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/14/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute
Yes: 10 • No: 4
Senate vote • 2/10/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 10 • No: 5
House vote • 2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House
Yes: 89 • No: 7
House vote • 1/31/2025
Reported from Appropriations
Yes: 15 • No: 7
House vote • 1/29/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations
Yes: 14 • No: 8
House vote • 1/27/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations
Yes: 7 • No: 1 • Other: 1
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (40-Y 0-N)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0671)
Reenrolled bill text (HB2723ER2)
Reenrolled
Enacted, Chapter 671 (Effective - see bill)
Signed by President as reenrolled
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Governor's recommendation adopted
House concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (96-Y 0-N)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2723)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2723ER)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 12-N)
Conference substitute printed 25108063D-H2
Amended by conference committee
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N)
Senators: Surovell, Lucas, Obenshain
Conferees appointed by Senate
Delegates: Herring, Hope, Gilbert
Chaptered
4/2/2025
Reenrolled
4/2/2025
Gov Recommendation
3/24/2025
Enrolled
3/7/2025
Conference Report
2/22/2025
Substitute
2/22/2025
Substitute
2/17/2025
Substitute
2/11/2025
Substitute
1/29/2025
Substitute
1/28/2025
Substitute
1/25/2025
Introduced
1/17/2025
HR671, Commending JR's Auto Care.
Commending JR's Auto Care.
SB941, Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.
Robbery; air or gas operated weapon, etc.; penalty. Expands the crime of Class 3 felony robbery to include robbery committed by any person by using or displaying any air or gas operated weapon or any object similar in appearance to a firearm, whether capable of being fired or not.
HB1746, Public safety officer; definition.
Public safety officer; definition. Adds dispatchers and animal control officers to the definition of a public safety officer for purposes of possible selection by the Governor for the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, presented for performance above and beyond the call of duty involving extraordinary valor in the face of grave danger, at great personal risk. However, the bill specifies that dispatchers and animal control officers are not included in the definition of public safety officer for the purpose of an injury where weather constitutes a particular risk of a public safety officer's employment to be compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act.
HB1600, Budget Bill.
Budget Bill. Amends items of and adds items to Chapter 2 of the Acts of Assembly of 2024, Special Session I.
SB1449, Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.
Siting of data centers; site assessment; high energy use facility. Provides that prior to any approval of a rezoning application, special exception application, or special use permit for the siting of a new high energy use facility (HEUF), as defined in the bill, a locality shall require that an applicant perform and submit a site assessment to examine the sound profile of the HEUF on residential units and schools located within 500 feet of the HEUF property boundary. The bill also allows a locality to require that a site assessment examine the effect of the proposed facility on (i) ground and surface water resources, (ii) agricultural resources, (iii) parks, (iv) registered historic sites, and (v) forestland on the HEUF site or immediately contiguous land. The provisions of the bill shall not apply to a site with an existing legislative or administrative approval where an applicant is seeking an expansion or modification of an already existing or approved facility and such expansion does not exceed an additional 100 megawatts or more of electrical power. Finally, the bill provides that its provisions shall not be construed to prohibit, limit, or otherwise supersede existing local zoning authority. This bill is identical to HB 1601.
HB1609, Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment.
Health insurance; coverage for fertility services; essential health benefits benchmark plan. Requires the Health Insurance Reform Commission to consider coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and for standard fertility preservation procedures in its 2025 review of the essential health benefits benchmark plan.