Central Criminal Records Exchange; reports, duties and authority.
Summary
Requires the Central Criminal Records Exchange (Exchange) to review offenses containing unapplied criminal history record information, defined in the bill, and make reasonable efforts to ensure that such information is applied to criminal history records. The bill requires the Exchange to submit periodic reports to the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the clerk of each circuit court and district court, attorneys for the Commonwealth, and law-enforcement agencies containing (i) a list of offenses with unapplied criminal history record information and (ii) for each offense, if known, the name and any other identifying information of the defendant, any identifying court case information, the date of submission to the Exchange, and the reason the offense could not be applied to the criminal history record. The bill also requires the Exchange to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly on the status of unapplied criminal history record information and any updates to fingerprinting policies and procedures.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Mar 22, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 8, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Mar 22, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 783 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2343S1
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106497D-S1
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2343H1
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105587D-H1
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104175D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert B. Bell
RRepublican
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