# Virginia HB2723: Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund. Virginia HB2723, Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Charniele L. Herring (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (40-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2723-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2723 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) - Sponsor: Charniele L. Herring (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (508 yes, 157 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Charniele L. Herring (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-22 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-02-22 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 28 | 12 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 97 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 23 | 16 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 89 | 7 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 14 | 8 | | | 2025-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 7 | 1 | 1 | ## Actions (60) - 2025-04-02: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0671) (Governor) - 2025-04-02: Reenrolled bill text (HB2723ER2) (House) - 2025-04-02: Reenrolled (House) - 2025-04-02: Enacted, Chapter 671 (Effective - see bill) (House) - 2025-04-02: Signed by President as reenrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled (House) - 2025-04-02: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor) - 2025-04-02: House concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-03-24: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor) - 2025-03-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2723) (House) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2723ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 12-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-22: Conference substitute printed 25108063D-H2 (House) - 2025-02-22: Amended by conference committee - 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senators: Surovell, Lucas, Obenshain (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: Herring, Hope, Gilbert (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-20: House acceded to request (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N) (House) - 2025-02-19: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Courts of Justice Substitute rejected (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Committee substitute printed 25107595D-S2 (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2723) (House) - 2025-02-14: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Committee substitute printed 25107028D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 7-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-03: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-31: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2025-01-30: Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay (House) - 2025-01-29: Committee substitute printed 25106370D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-29: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) (House) - 2025-01-27: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) (House) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2723) (House) - 2025-01-25: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal (House) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House) - 2025-01-17: Presented and ordered printed 25103269D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079164.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079163.PDF) - Reenrolled, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074955.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074954.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073790.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069160.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069159.PDF) - Conference Report, 2025-02-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067827.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-02-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067841.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067840.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054391.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054390.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046042.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046041.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033487.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033486.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031433.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031432.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029543.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029542.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022271.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022270.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/1079164.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079163.PDF) - [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074955.HTML) - [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074954.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073790.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069160.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069159.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067827.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067841.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067840.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054391.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054390.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046042.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046041.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033487.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033486.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031433.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031432.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029543.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029542.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022271.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022270.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2723-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).