VirginiaJuveniles; fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs, effective date.
What it does
Fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs of juveniles. Requires law-enforcement officers to obtain, electronically when possible, fingerprints, palm prints with accompanying distal prints, if available, and photographs of any juvenile taken into custody and charged with a delinquent act. The bill also requires such fingerprints, palm prints, or photographs to be both filed with the Central Criminal Records Exchange and submitted electronically, when possible, to the State Police to be maintained in a confidential and secure area within the system in which the record is maintained that is inaccessible during routine use of such system.
More detail
The bill further requires any electronic record of such fingerprints, palm prints, or photographs to be destroyed as soon as possible after the State Police have been notified that a petition or warrant has not been filed against the juvenile. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 2472.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 19Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0112)Latest
- Mar 19Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 112 (Effective 07/01/26)Became Law
- Feb 20Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 20Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1261)
- Feb 17Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 17Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1261ER)Major
- Feb 17EnrolledMinor
- Feb 12House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1261)
- Feb 10Passed House with substitute (66-Y 29-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (66-Y 29-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 10Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 10Read third timeMinor
- Feb 7Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Committee substitute printed 25106790D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 3-N)Minor
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1261)
- Feb 4Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 23Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Printed as engrossed 25103867D-E
- Jan 22Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1261E
- Jan 22Courts of Justice Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 22Reading of amendment waived
- Jan 22Read second timeMinor
- Jan 21Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Rules suspended
- Jan 21Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 20Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 8Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103867DIntroduced