SB 230 VA

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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 also permits that a petition may request expungement of the police and court records for multiple charges arising out of separate transactions or occurrences. The bill also provides that if a person was the subject of a delinquency or traffic proceeding and was not ultimately adjudicated delinquent or convicted, provided that no stipulation of facts sufficient to find guilt was entered or the court did not determine facts sufficient to find guilt but deferred adjudication or disposition to a later date, such matter is eligible for expungement. Lastly, the bill (i) allows certain deferred dispositions to be eligible for expungement; (ii) requires the attorney for the Commonwealth, if he files an objection to the petition for expungement, to include the factual basis for such objection; (iii) provides that the unavailability of certain information shall not be a basis for refusing expungement; (iv) requires the court, if it finds potential manifest injustice to the petitioner, to order expungement; (v) provides that the existence of a prior conviction alone shall not be a sufficient basis to deny an expungement; (vi) allows any person whose petition for relief is the subject of an appeal to proceed under a pseudonym pursuant to relevant law; and (vii) allows specifically identified emergency or preliminary protective orders to be expunged. The bill has a delayed effective date of December 1, 2026.

• Scott A. Surovell Democratic · primary

1. Jan 11, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104575D · upper
2. Jan 11, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 28, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
4. Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) · upper
6. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106700D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB230) · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107505D-S2 · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute rejected · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
22. Feb 27, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
23. Feb 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) · lower
24. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N) · lower
25. Mar 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108869D-H1 · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
29. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (84-Y 15-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (3/4/2026 8:17 pm) · upper
32. Mar 6, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB230ER) · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
37. Mar 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB230) · upper
38. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
39. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
40. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML