VirginiaHate crimes; crime victim's right to nondisclosure of certain information.
What it does
Crime victim's right to nondisclosure of certain information; hate crimes. Prohibits a law-enforcement agency from disclosing to the public information that directly or indirectly identifies the victim of a hate crime, defined in relevant law, except to the extent that disclosure is (i) of the site of the crime, (ii) required by law, (iii) necessary for law-enforcement purposes, or (iv) permitted by the court for good cause unless such victim, or his next of kin if he is a minor and his death results from any crime, provides written consent. The bill also prohibits, at the request of the victim, the Court of Appeals of Virginia and the Supreme Court of Virginia from listing the first or last name of the victim of a hate crime in an appellate decision.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 147 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Feb 25Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 25Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB459)
- Feb 25Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB459ER)Major
- Feb 25EnrolledMinor
- Feb 23Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Read third timeMinor
- Feb 20Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 20Rules suspended
- Feb 18Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 10Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 9Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Assigned HCJ sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB459)
- Jan 12Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100507DIntroduced