VirginiaPrisoners; Department of Corrections-issued identification, report.
What it does
Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued identification; report. Requires that prior to the release or discharge into the community of any prisoner who has been confined for at least 90 days and does not possess a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or social security card, the Department of Corrections, in conjunction with the Department of Motor Vehicles, the State Registrar of Vital Records, and any other relevant government agency, shall provide such prisoner with a certified copy of his birth certificate, his social security card, or a government-issued identification card, unless such provision of a government-issued identification card is not possible, in which case, the Department of Corrections shall provide the prisoner with a Department of Corrections Offender Identification form. The bill also specifies what identifying information must be included on such form and provides that such form shall be verified by the Department of Corrections and provided to the Department of Motor Vehicles in a secured format and by a means mutually agreed upon by both and shall serve as proof of identity and proof of Virginia residency and may serve as proof of legal presence in the United States or proof of a social security number, if one is available, as required to obtain a government-issued identification card for the 120 days immediately following the release or discharge of the prisoner identified on such form.
More detail
The bill also requires the Department of Corrections and the Department of Motor Vehicles to cooperatively establish procedures for verifying a Department of Corrections Offender Identification form and all information contained therein and prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from accepting such form if the form or any of the information contained on the form cannot be verified. These provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. The bill also directs the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the State Board of Local and Regional Jails, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the State Registrar of Vital Records, to (i) identify the number of prisoners released with and without identification cards; (ii) review the processes involved in assisting a prisoner in applying for and obtaining a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or social security card; (iii) identify any obstacles that may interfere with a prisoner obtaining such identification or documents prior to such prisoner's release or discharge; and (iv) issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2025.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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History
- 2025
- Apr 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)Latest
- Vote recorded House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Enacted, Chapter 656 (Effective 07/01/26)Major
- Apr 2Signed by President as reenrolledTo Governor
- Apr 2Signed by Speaker as reenrolledMajor
- Apr 2Reenrolled bill text (HB2221ER2)Minor
- Apr 2ReenrolledMinor
- Apr 2Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation adoptedBecame Law
- Apr 2Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
- Apr 2House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (HB2221H2)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 5Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025Minor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2221)
- Feb 23Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Enrolled bill reprinted 25106422DMinor
- Feb 20EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 20Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2221ER)Major
- Feb 20EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 15-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 15-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 14Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 14Reading of amendment waived
- Feb 14Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 14Reading of amendment waived
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2221)
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Committee substitute printed 25106422D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned PS sub: Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104315DIntroduced
- Apr 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)Latest