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Bill Marcus alert system; external database information removal. Marcus alert system; external database information removal. Clarifies that an individual's information may continue to appear on a voluntary Marcus alert system external database that cannot be modified by a locality after such individual reaches 18 years of age. This bill is a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 249 Virginia HB 249 (2026)
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Virginia HB 249 (2026) — Marcus alert system; external database information removal.

Marcus alert system; external database information removal. Clarifies that an individual's information may continue to appear on a voluntary Marcus alert system external database that cannot be modified by a locality after such individual reaches 18 years of age. This bill is a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 61 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passage R — 380 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Public Safety — 202 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 935 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Vivian E. Watts — primary (person)
  • Garrett McGuire — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102854D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-08 Referred to Committee on Public Safety referral-committee
  • 2026-01-16 Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
  • 2026-01-21 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB249)
  • 2026-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
  • 2026-01-23 Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 2-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-27 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-01-28 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2026-01-29 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-01-30 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2026-02-18 Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-20 Rules suspended
  • 2026-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-02-20 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-02-23 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-02-23 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-25 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-02-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB249ER) passage
  • 2026-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB249)
  • 2026-02-25 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-02-25 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 95 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0095)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cfffa0b6-8852-4fc6-b5ba-97068830fe3c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).