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Bill	Prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release.	Prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release. Requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to provide to any prisoner who does not already possess a government-issued identification card a special identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles upon his release. Prior to the release of any prisoner after a period of confinement of 90 days or more, if such prisoner does not already possess an original birth certificate or a Social Security card, the bill also requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to offer to (i) provide the assistance necessary for the prisoner to apply to the appropriate state and obtain an official copy of the prisoner's birth certificate and (ii) provide the assistance necessary for the prisoner to apply to the Social Security Administration and obtain a replacement Social Security card. The bill requires the correctional institutions to establish procedures for (a) securing such special identification cards through the Department of Motor Vehicles, (b) applying for and obtaining official copies of birth certificates or replacement Social Security cards, and (c) forwarding such documentation if it is not obtained prior to the prisoner's release or discharge. Such procedures shall include an offer to provide, or to assist the prisoner with providing, all paperwork necessary for such prisoner to be issued a special identification card, an official copy of a birth certificate, or a replacement Social Security card. The bill further provides that all costs and fees associated with obtaining such identification documentation shall be paid by the prisoner unless the prisoner is determined to be indigent. Current law authorizes local correctional institutions to issue special identification cards prior to the release of any prisoner and requires the prisoner to pay all costs and fees associated with obtaining such card.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	HB 1467	Virginia HB 1467 (2020)	bill		enacted	Lashrecse D. Aird	6	40	8	2020-01-08	2020-03-31	openstates	ocd-bill/67758195-75bb-41bf-b2bf-2e8c9fd51902	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1467	16d4b9c4ace710f57880cda4e96f67eba0147f67d8b0cf759314f81454223a23	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 1467 (2020) — Prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release.

Prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release. Requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to provide to any prisoner who does not already possess a government-issued identification card a special identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles upon his release. Prior to the release of any prisoner after a period of confinement of 90 days or more, if such prisoner does not already possess an original birth certificate or a Social Security card, the bill also requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to offer to (i) provide the assistance necessary for the prisoner to apply to the appropriate state and obtain an official copy of the prisoner's birth certificate and (ii) provide the assistance necessary for the prisoner to apply to the Social Security Administration and obtain a replacement Social Security card. The bill requires the correctional institutions to establish procedures for (a) securing such special identification cards through the Department of Motor Vehicles, (b) applying for and obtaining official copies of birth certificates or replacement Social Security cards, and (c) forwarding such documentation if it is not obtained prior to the prisoner's release or discharge. Such procedures shall include an offer to provide, or to assist the prisoner with providing, all paperwork necessary for such prisoner to be issued a special identification card, an official copy of a birth certificate, or a replacement Social Security card. The bill further provides that all costs and fees associated with obtaining such identification documentation shall be paid by the prisoner unless the prisoner is determined to be indigent. Current law authorizes local correctional institutions to issue special identification cards prior to the release of any prisoner and requires the prisoner to pay all costs and fees associated with obtaining such card.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0523) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1467ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1467H1 (committee substitute) — source
4. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1467H1 (committee substitute) — source
5. Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1467S2 (committee substitute) — source
6. HB1467S1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 10-N) — 26–10 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (14-Y 1-N) — 14–1 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N) — 13–2 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) — 19–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
• Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
• C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
• Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
• Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
• Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102753D introduction
• 2020-01-08 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2020-01-28 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
• 2020-01-29 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2020-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 2020-01-31 Committee substitute printed 20107239D-H1 substitution
• 2020-01-31 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-04 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-05 Committee substitute agreed to 20107239D-H1
• 2020-02-05 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1467H1
• 2020-02-06 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-06 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-07 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2020-02-07 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
• 2020-02-14 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (14-Y 1-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-14 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
• 2020-02-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB1467H1)
• 2020-02-26 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-26 Committee substitute printed 20108684D-S1 substitution
• 2020-02-27 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-28 Floor substitute printed 20109297D-S2 (Favola)
• 2020-02-28 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-28 Committee amendments rejected
• 2020-02-28 Committee substitute rejected 20108684D-S1
• 2020-02-28 Reading of substitute waived
• 2020-02-28 Substitute by Senator Favola agreed to 20109297D-S2
• 2020-02-28 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1467S2
• 2020-02-28 Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 10-N) passage
• 2020-03-02 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-03-02 Senate substitute agreed to by House 20109297D-S2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 2020-03-02 VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
• 2020-03-04 Impact statement from DPB (HB1467S2)
• 2020-03-05 Enrolled
• 2020-03-06 Impact statement from DPB (HB1467ER)
• 2020-03-06 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-06 Signed by President
• 2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 2020-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 523 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/67758195-75bb-41bf-b2bf-2e8c9fd51902. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).