SB 742

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 21, 2022
  • Passed Senate Feb 15, 2022
  • House
  • Governor

Marijuana; expungement of offenses, civil penalty.

Abstract

Expungement of offenses civil penalty. Provides for the automatic sealing of misdemeanor marijuana offenses and the petition-based sealing for certain felony marijuana offenses. The bill requires a business screening service, defined in the bill, to destroy all expunged records, as defined in the bill, and to follow reasonable procedures to ensure that it does not maintain or sell expunged records. The bill also provides that any petition for expungement shall be kept under seal and that an indigent person may file a petition for expungement without the payment of fees and costs and can request court-appointed counsel, who shall be paid from the Sealing Fee Fund. The bill has staggered delayed effective dates in order to develop systems for implementing the sealing provisions of the bill.

Expungement of offenses civil penalty. Provides for the automatic sealing of misdemeanor marijuana offensesand the petition-based sealing for certain felony marijuana offenses.The bill requires a business screening service, defined in the bill,to destroy all expunged records, as defined in the bill, and to followreasonable procedures to ensure that it does not maintain or sellexpunged records. The bill also provides that any petition for expungementshall be kept under seal and that an indigent person may file a petitionfor expungement without the payment of fees and costs and can request court-appointed counsel, who shall be paid from the Sealing FeeFund. The bill has staggered delayed effective dates in order todevelop systems for implementing the sealing provisions of the bill.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Mar 08, 2022

House

Left in Courts of Justice

Mar 04, 2022

House

Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N)

Feb 27, 2022

House

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

Feb 22, 2022

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 17, 2022

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB742E)

Feb 15, 2022

Senate

Committee amendments agreed to

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Reading of amendments waived

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB742E

Senate

Printed as engrossed 22104596D-E

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

Feb 14, 2022

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 11, 2022

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 10, 2022

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N)

Feb 09, 2022

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB742)

Feb 07, 2022

Senate

Reported from Judiciary with amendments (9-Y 6-N)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 21, 2022

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Senate

Presented and ordered printed 22104596D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Presented and ordered printed 22104596D PDF HTML
Printed as engrossed 22104596D-E PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB742FE122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB742F122.PDF PDF
Amendment: SB742AS HTML

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