# Virginia SB480: Adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration; Va. longitudinal Data System.

Virginia SB480, Adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration; Va. longitudinal Data System., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0261)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB480
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration; Va. longitudinal Data System.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0261)
- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (253 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Collection and reporting of data related to adults charged with a criminal offense punishable by confinement in jail or a term of imprisonment; Virginia Longitudinal Data System. Allows the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to contribute the statewide and locality-level data it collects on adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration to the Virginia Longitudinal Data System administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The bill states that any data provided that contains any personal or case identifying information shall be kept confidential and shall not be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. This bill is identical to HB 1084.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Public justice data and annual report: mixed, low. By December 1 each year, the Commission sends a report to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Supreme Court’s Executive Secretary. It also posts a downloadable, de-identified dataset and an interactive dashboard with aggregated results. Personal and case-identifying information is not publi…
- Statewide tracking of adult criminal cases: mixed, low. The Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission must collect, each year, statewide and local data on every adult charged with a jailable offense. State agencies and circuit court clerks must share data they maintain, and the Supreme Court’s Executive Secretary must transfer circuit court case data on r…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0261) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 261 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB480) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB480ER) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-25: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-23: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-23: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-20: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB480) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Committee substitute printed 26108196D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB480) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100574D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217543.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217542.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181987.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181986.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169525.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169524.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090454.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090453.PDF)

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- 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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217543.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217542.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181987.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181986.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169525.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169524.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090454.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090453.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB480-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).