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 is identical to HB 1627.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was enacted into law as Chapter 556 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the criminal history record information dissemination statute remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with only formatting and layout adjustments made for the final chaptered version.
Scope change
No substantive change to the scope or applicability of the law; the text of § 19.2-389 is identical between versions.
TECHNICAL
The bill text was reformatted with different spacing, indentation, and page breaks for the final chaptered version, but the actual legal content and provisions remain the same.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 556 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1193ER)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senator Deeds, R. Creigh Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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