HB 247 VA

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Deferred disposition in a criminal case; persons with autism, intellectual disabilities, or developmental disabilities; expungement. Adds developmental disabilities to the autism and intellectual disability deferred disposition statute. The bill also provides that when a court defers and dismisses a charge pursuant to the autism, intellectual disability, or developmental disability deferred disposition statute, such charge may be considered as otherwise dismissed for purposes of expungement of police and court records. The bill also (i) clarifies that the defendant may request a hearing to determine the appropriateness of a deferred disposition at any time before or after any plea and (ii) provides that no statement made by the defendant at such a hearing is admissible in any criminal proceeding, except that any such statement made under oath may be admissible in a criminal proceeding for perjury or for purposes of impeachment in a criminal matter. This bill is identical to SB 416.

• Vivian E. Watts Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102493D · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB247) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
14. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
15. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (59-Y 36-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
18. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB247) · lower
19. Feb 23, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 4-N) · upper
21. Feb 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108374D-S1 · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
23. Feb 24, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Feb 24, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · upper
26. Feb 25, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
27. Feb 25, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
28. Feb 25, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 8-N 0-A) · upper
29. Feb 27, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · lower
31. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB247ER) · lower
32. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB247) · lower
33. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
34. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
36. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 960 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML