Criminal history information; destruction of information for certain charges and convictions.
Summary
Destruction of criminal history information for certain charges and convictions. Provides that a court shall enter an order of destruction for police and court records, in the absence of good cause shown to the contrary by the Commonwealth, for a deferred disposition dismissal of (i) underage alcohol possession when one year has passed since the date of dismissal and all court costs and fines and all orders of restitution have been satisfied or (ii) possession of marijuana when three years have passed since the date of dismissal and all court costs and fines and all orders of restitution have been satisfied. The bill also provides that any person who has received such deferred disposition dismissals may file a petition with the court that disposed of such charge for an order of destruction at any time provided that all court costs and fines and all orders of restitution have been satisfied. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. This bill incorporates SB 287.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2020
Last action Dec 4, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 11, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred from General Laws
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB306ES1
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106744D-S1
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 5, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100961D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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