Police and court records; expungement of records, delayed effective date.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-306, 19.2-298.02, and 19.2-392.2, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to expungement of police and court records.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Expungement of police and court records. Permits the expungement of police and court records relating to an initial charge when a person is arrested, charged, summonsed, or indicted for the commission of an infraction, a crime, or a civil offense and such person is not ultimately convicted, provided that no stipulation of facts sufficient to find guilt was entered or the court did not determine the facts sufficient to find guilt but deferred adjudication or disposition to a later date. The bill
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 11, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1127 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Scott A. Surovell
Recorded votes
Governor's amendments nos. 1 and 3 agreed to (72-Y 25-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 72, N 25, X 3
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Nos. 1 and 3 (24-Y 15-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 24, N 15, X 1
House substitute agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 26, N 14
Passed House with substitute (84-Y 15-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 84, N 15
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 20, N 2
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 9, N 1
Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 27, X 1, N 12
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 35, X 5
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 15
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 11, N 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 1127.