HB 1310 Virginia House of Delegates · 2018 Regular Session

Retention of case records; electronic format.

Summary
Allows the clerk of a district court to destroy the papers, records, and documents in civil and criminal cases after the case has ended if such papers, records, and documents have been microfilmed or converted to an electronic format. Under current law, such records can be destroyed after three years. Current law exceptions for records with administrative, fiscal, historical, or legal value and records for certain specified misdemeanors are retained.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 10, 2018 Signed Mar 2, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 2, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 128 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1310H1
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106695D-H1
legislature
Jan 18, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18103965D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Joseph C. Lindsey
Joseph C. Lindsey
DDemocratic
VA
90