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| Bill | Criminal history record information; dissemination of record information. | 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | HB 1627 | Virginia HB 1627 (2025) |
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Virginia HB 1627 (2025) — Criminal history record information; dissemination of record information.
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N) — 20–2 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration of Passed Senate with substitute block vote agreed to (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Joshua E. Thomas — primary (person)
- Will Davis — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-03 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101168D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-03 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-01-21 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2025-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
substitution - 2025-01-24 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-24 Committee substitute printed 25105845D-H1
substitution - 2025-01-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1627)
- 2025-01-28 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-01-29 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-01-29 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 2025-01-29 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-01-30 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2025-01-31 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-02-10 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-10 Committee substitute printed 25106975D-S1
substitution - 2025-02-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1627)
- 2025-02-17 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-17 Committee substitute printed 25107710D-S2
substitution - 2025-02-19 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1627)
- 2025-02-19 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-19 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-20 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-20 Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- 2025-02-20 Reading of substitute waived
- 2025-02-20 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 2025-02-20 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-02-20 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-20 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-20 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-20 Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2025-03-07 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1627ER)
passage - 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1627)
- 2025-03-10 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 543 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0543)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/55c8ebaa-0b1c-4e40-aa2d-3cd989390822. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).