HB 1874 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Retired or former law-enforcement officers; definition, publication of personal information.

Summary
Publication of personal information of retired or former law-enforcement officers. Adds retired or former law-enforcement officers, defined in the bill, to the definition of "public official" for the purposes of prohibiting the Commonwealth from publishing a public official's personal information on the Internet. The bill clarifies that such retired or former law-enforcement officer be in good standing with no pending investigations or disciplinary actions. The bill provides that the demand in writing required to prohibit the publication of such personal information shall be effective for a period of four years, provided that such retired or former law-enforcement officer was retired or ended his service within four years of filing a petition with a circuit court. This bill is identical to SB 781.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill converts HB 1874 from an enrolled draft to a chaptered act, making it officially law. The substantive policy content regarding protection of personal information for law enforcement officers and public officials remains unchanged from the original enrolled version. The primary difference is formatting and presentation of the final enacted text.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability to law enforcement officers, judges, and attorneys for the Commonwealth remains the same.
TECHNICAL

Formatting changes from draft to final chaptered format with proper Virginia Acts of Assembly chapter numbering (Chapter 207) and approval date (March 21, 2025).

Added standard chaptered act header and approval language that was missing in the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 207 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1874ER)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors