HB 2110

Abstract

Pretrial data collection. Requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to collect and disseminate, on an annual basis, statewide and locality-level data related to adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by confinement in jail or a term of imprisonment. The bill provides that any personal or case identifying information within the data shall not be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and shall not be made publicly available. The bill provides that the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission shall not be required to submit such annual report prior to December 1, 2022. Additionally, the bill requires the Virginia State Crime Commission to provide the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission with the final dataset of all adults charged with a criminal offense punishable by confinement in jail or a term of imprisonment in October 2017 and that the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission make such statewide and locality-level data publicly available on a website established and maintained by the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission as (i) an electronic dataset, excluding any personal and case identifying information, that may be downloaded by members of the public by October 1, 2021, and (ii) an electronic interactive data dashboard tool that displays aggregated data based on characteristics or indicators selected by the user, by December 1, 2022. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. The bill incorporates HB 1945.

Pretrial data collection. Requires the VirginiaCriminal Sentencing Commission to collect and disseminate, on an annualbasis, statewide and locality-level data related to adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by confinement in jail or a termof imprisonment. The bill provides that any personal or case identifyinginformation within the data shall not be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and shall not be made publicly available.The bill does not require that the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commissionsubmit such annual report prior to December 1, 2022. Additionally,the bill requires the Virginia State Crime Commission to providethe Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission with the final datasetof all adults charged with a criminal offense punishable by confinementin jail or a term of imprisonment as of October 2017 and that theVirginia Criminal Sentencing Commission make such statewide and locality-leveldata publicly available on a website established and maintained bythe Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission as (i) an electronic dataset, excluding any personal and case identifying information, that maybe downloaded by members of the public and (ii) an electronic interactivedata dashboard tool that displays aggregated data based on characteristicsor indicators selected by the user, by October 1, 2021. This billis a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.