SB230
Police and court records; expungement of records, delayed effective date.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Expungement of police and court records.
Permits the expungement of police and court records relating to an initial charge when a person is charged with the commission of an infraction, a crime, or a civil offense and the initial charge is reduced or amended to another offense, including a lesser included offense or the same offense ... (More) with a lesser punishment, so that such person is not convicted of the initial charge. The bill also permits that a petition may request expungement of the police and court records for multiple charges if all such charges arose out of the same transaction or occurrence and all such charges are eligible for expungement. The bill directs the Department of State Police and the Office of the Executive Secretary to evaluate the costs of implementation of the bill and submit a report to the chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and for Courts of Justice and the chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and for Courts of Justice by October 1, 2026. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the General Assembly at a subsequent regular or special session. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/11/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104575D
- 01/11/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106700D-S1
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB230)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107505D-S2
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N 0-A)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/24/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/27/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108869D-H1
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/04/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (84-Y 15-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (3/4/2026 8:17 pm)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB230ER)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB230)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
