HB 2113

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2021
  • Passed House Feb 03, 2021
  • Passed Senate Feb 25, 2021
  • Became Law Apr 07, 2021

Criminal records; sealing of records, Sealing Fee Fund created, penalties, report.

Abstract

Automatic expungement of criminal records; penalties. Establishes a process for the automatic expungement, defined in the bill, of criminal records for certain convictions, deferred dispositions, and acquittals and for offenses that have been nolle prossed or otherwise dismissed. The bill also provides a process for the automatic expungement of criminal records for charges arising from mistaken identity or the unauthorized use of identifying information. The bill has staggered delayed effective dates in order to develop systems for implementing the provisions of the bill. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.

Automatic expungement of criminal records.Establishes a process for the automatic expungement, defined in the bill, of criminal records for certain convictions, deferred dispositions,and acquittals and for offenses that have been nolle prossed or otherwisedismissed. The bill also provides a process for the automatic expungementof criminal records for charges arising from mistaken identity orthe unauthorized use of identifying information. The bill has staggereddelayed effective dates in order to develop systems for implementing the provisions of the bill. This bill is a recommendation of theVirginia State Crime Commission.

Bill Sponsors (32)

Votes


Actions


Apr 07, 2021

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Enacted, Chapter 542 (effective - see bill)

Senate

Signed by President as reenrolled

House

Signed by Speaker as reenrolled

House

Reenrolled bill text (HB2113ER2)

House

Reenrolled

Office of the Governor

Governor's recommendation adopted

Senate

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N)

House

VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 40-N)

House

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (60-Y 40-N)

Apr 02, 2021

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB2113H3)

Mar 31, 2021

House

Governor's substitute printed 21200869D-H3

House

Governor's recommendation received by House

Mar 15, 2021

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021

Mar 11, 2021

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 09, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2113ER)

Senate

Signed by President

House

Enrolled

Feb 25, 2021

Senate

Passed by temporarily

House

VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 39-N)

House

Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200347D-S1 (59-Y 39-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N)

Senate

Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N 1-A)

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2113S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 21200347D-S1

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Read third time

Feb 24, 2021

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 22, 2021

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)

Feb 19, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2113S1)

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB2113S1)

Feb 17, 2021

Senate

Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N)

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Committee substitute printed 21200347D-S1

Feb 05, 2021

Senate

Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Feb 04, 2021

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 03, 2021

House

VOTE: Passage (60-Y 39-N)

House

Read third time and passed House (60-Y 39-N)

Feb 02, 2021

House

Committee on Courts of Justice substitute rejected 21103298D-H1

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2113H2

House

Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 21103933D-H2

House

Read second time

Feb 01, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2113H2)

House

Read first time

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB2113H2)

Jan 29, 2021

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 21103933D-H2

House

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 8-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 28, 2021

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB2113)

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB2113H1)

House

Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

Jan 27, 2021

House

Committee substitute printed 21103298D-H1

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 6-N)

Jan 12, 2021

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102655D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Committee substitute printed 21103933D-H2 HTML
Committee substitute printed 21200347D-S1 HTML
HB2113ER HTML
Governor's substitute printed 21200869D-H3 HTML
HB2113ER2 HTML
CHAP0542 HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2113FH2122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2113FH2160.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2113FH1160.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2113F160.PDF PDF
Amendment: HB2113AG HTML

Sources

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