HB 2556

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2025
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant, penalty.

Abstract

Department of Law; Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant; penalty. Permits the Office of the Attorney General to cancel a participant's certification in the Address Confidentiality Program if such Program participant (i) has reached the age of 18, is not incapacitated, and did not submit recertification for participation in the Program within 60 days of his eighteenth birthday or (ii) initiates any legal action against the Office of the Attorney General. The bill clarifies that participation in the Program shall not affect custody or visitation orders in effect prior to or during Program participation. Finally, the bill penalizes any individual who knowingly discloses or publishes a Program participant's confidential address or any other confidential information with intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass such Program participant or any other person.

A BILL to amend and reenact ยง 2.2-515.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Law; Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant; penalty.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Feb 04, 2025

House

Left in Appropriations

Jan 29, 2025

House

Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)

Jan 27, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)

Jan 25, 2025

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Jan 17, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2556)

Jan 13, 2025

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB2556)

Jan 12, 2025

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103905D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2556) PDF
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2556) PDF

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