# Virginia SB23: Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions. Virginia SB23, Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2026-04-22 (Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB23-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB23 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-11-17 - Last action: 2026-04-22, Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (156 yes, 69 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions. Prohibits plea agreements and court orders executed or entered on or after July 1, 2026, from containing any provision that purports to waive, release, or extinguish a defendant's (i) rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution of Virginia; (ii) right to file a petition requesting expungement of the police records and the court records; or (iii) right to have criminal history record information and court records sealed. The bill provides that any such prohibited provision of a plea agreement or court order is void and unenforceable as against public policy.The bill provides that such prohibition does not apply to any plea agreements, written agreements, or court orders entered into by a defendant and the Commonwealth in certain cases.The bill further provides that any waiver, release, or extinguishment of rights under the Fourth Amendment permissible by law shall be no longer than the period of supervised probation imposed against the defendant; if the defendant is not placed on supervised probation, it shall be no longer than five years. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House | pass | 64 | 34 | 1 | | 2026-03-02 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 3 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments | pass | 9 | 6 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-04-22: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB23) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-04: Passed House (64-Y 34-N 1-A) (House) - 2026-03-04: Read third time (House) - 2026-03-03: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-02: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-02-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) (House) - 2026-02-17: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-17: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal (House) - 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House) - 2026-02-17: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB23) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB23) (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100415D (Senate) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219783.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198732.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198731.PDF) - Engrossed, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139615.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139614.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138166.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-11-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081329.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081328.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219783.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198732.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198731.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139615.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139614.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138166.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081329.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081328.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [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-SB23-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).