HB2959: Police and court records; expungement hearing to occur if person granted writ vacating a conviction.

Chief Patron

Rob Bell (R-58)
Charlottesville, VA
Served: 2002–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/04/2007: enacted

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01/10/2007 Committee
01/10/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073209232
01/10/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/17/2007 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/03/2007 Committee substitute printed 077041232-H1
02/03/2007 Read first time
02/05/2007 Read second time
02/05/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 077041232-H1
02/05/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2959H1
02/06/2007 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/06/2007 Communicated to Senate
02/07/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/12/2007 Committee substitute printed 070589232-S1
02/13/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2007 Read third time
02/14/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/14/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 070589232-S1
02/14/2007 Reading of amendments waived
02/14/2007 Amendments by Senator Stolle agreed to
02/14/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments HB2959S1
02/14/2007 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2007 Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/16/2007 Senate substitute with amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
02/22/2007 Enrolled
02/22/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2959ER)
02/23/2007 Signed by Speaker
02/24/2007 Signed by President
03/26/2007 Governor's recommendation received by House
04/03/2007 Placed on Calendar
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/07)
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/04/2007 Reenrolled
04/04/2007 Reenrolled bill text (HB2959ER2)
04/04/2007 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter 883 (effective 7/1/07)
04/11/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0883)

Summary

Expungement of police and court records. Allows an expungement hearing to occur automatically at the same hearing and by the same court if a person has been granted a writ of actual innocence. If a person has been granted an absolute pardon by the governor and files a petition for expungement, the expungement is automatic.

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