Criminal history record information; dissemination of record information.
Summary
Dissemination of criminal history record information. Requires an attorney for the Commonwealth to provide a physical or electronic copy of a person's criminal history record information, including criminal history record information maintained in the National Crime Information Center and the Interstate Identification Index System that is in his possession, pursuant to the rules of court for obtaining discovery or for review by the court. The bill also provides that no criminal history record information provided shall be disseminated further.Current law provides that nothing shall preclude the dissemination of a person's criminal history record information pursuant to such rules of court but does not require the attorney for the Commonwealth to provide the copy nor identify specific types of information. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. This bill incorporates HB 2314 and is identical to SB 1193.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Finance and Appropriations Substitute
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Chaptered
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was converted from a Senate substitute amendment to a chaptered version, finalizing its enactment into law. The substantive policy content of § 19.2-389 regarding criminal history record information dissemination remains unchanged, with no new eligibility criteria, funding amounts, or substantive requirements added or removed.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill transitions from legislative draft to enacted law format
TECHNICAL
Removed Senate substitute header information including bill number, amendment date, and patron name
Added chapter number (Chapter 543) and approval date (March 24, 2025) indicating the bill has been enacted into law
Changed formatting from Senate substitute style to standard chaptered statute format with proper spacing and line breaks
POLICY
All substantive provisions regarding who may receive criminal history records and under what conditions remain identical to the original Senate substitute version
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 543 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1627ER)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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