# Virginia SB844: Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration intervals for Tier I &Tier II offenses. Virginia SB844, Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration intervals for Tier I &Tier II offenses., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christie New Craig (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0433)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB844 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration intervals for Tier I &Tier II offenses. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-02 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0433) - Sponsor: Christie New Craig (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (213 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration intervals for Tier I and Tier II offenses. Requires any person who is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry and who is convicted of a Tier I or Tier II offense to register yearly. The bill also requires any person convicted of providing false information or failing to provide registration information where such person was included on the Registry for a Tier I or Tier II offense to register twice a year. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Christie New Craig (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-01-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-01-13 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0433) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 433 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-02-20: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-02-20: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB844) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB844ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-12: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-12: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-11: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-07: Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-06: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety (House) - 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House) - 2025-02-03: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB844) (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Impact statement from VCSC (SB844) (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Impact statement from VCSC (SB844) (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Committee substitute printed 25104788D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-02: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102892D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074387.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074386.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049741.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049740.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019104.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019103.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012208.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012207.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/1074387.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074386.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049741.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049740.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019104.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019103.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012208.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012207.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-SB844-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).