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Bill Court records; aggregated case data, request by attorney for the Commonwealth exempted. Court records; aggregated case data; request by attorney for the Commonwealth exempted. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a request for a report of aggregated case data is made by an attorney for the Commonwealth to assist in the performance of his duties, the clerk or the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, depending on if the request is made to a district court or circuit court, shall approve such request and provide such report of aggregated case data, which shall include the name, date of birth, and last four digits of the social security number of any party. Under current law, such request may be denied to ensure compliance with existing law and such reports are prohibited from including the name, date of birth, or social security number of any party and images of the individual records in the respective case files. The bill also provides that no report of aggregated case data that includes the name, date of birth, and last four digits of the social security number of any party provided to an attorney for the Commonwealth shall be disseminated further unless such information is redacted. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 567 Virginia HB 567 (2026)
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Virginia HB 567 (2026) — Court records; aggregated case data, request by attorney for the Commonwealth exempted.

Court records; aggregated case data; request by attorney for the Commonwealth exempted. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a request for a report of aggregated case data is made by an attorney for the Commonwealth to assist in the performance of his duties, the clerk or the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, depending on if the request is made to a district court or circuit court, shall approve such request and provide such report of aggregated case data, which shall include the name, date of birth, and last four digits of the social security number of any party. Under current law, such request may be denied to ensure compliance with existing law and such reports are prohibited from including the name, date of birth, or social security number of any party and images of the individual records in the respective case files. The bill also provides that no report of aggregated case data that includes the name, date of birth, and last four digits of the social security number of any party provided to an attorney for the Commonwealth shall be disseminated further unless such information is redacted.

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. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Criminal Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 90 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 380 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 121 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 220 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 980 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — primary (person)
  • Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103066D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2026-01-23 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB567)
  • 2026-01-23 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2026-01-28 House subcommittee offered
  • 2026-01-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2026-02-04 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-04 Committee substitute printed 26106413D-H1 substitution
  • 2026-02-06 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-09 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-09 committee substitute agreed to substitution
  • 2026-02-09 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-11 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2026-02-18 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB567)
  • 2026-02-18 Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-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 (HB567ER) passage
  • 2026-02-25 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-02-25 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-02-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB567)
  • 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 172 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0172)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/269e2778-5432-402a-9b5b-d29b8a610eb0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).