2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB781: Retired or former law-enforcement officers; publication of personal information.

Legislative Summary

Publication of personal information of retired or former law-enforcement officers. Adds retired or former law-enforcement officers, defined in the bill, to the definition of "public official" for the purposes of prohibiting the Commonwealth from publishing a public official's personal information on the Internet. The bill clarifies that such retired or former law-enforcement officer be in good standing with no pending investigations or disciplinary actions. The bill provides that the demand in writing required to prohibit the publication of such personal information shall be effective for a period of four years, provided that such retired or former law-enforcement officer was retired or ended his service within four years of filing a petition with a circuit court. This bill is identical to HB 1874.

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Bill History

12/26/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101049D
Senate
12/26/2024
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
1/13/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/14/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/14/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/14/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/15/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/15/2025
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
1/15/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
1/15/2025
Printed as engrossed 25101049D-E
Senate
1/16/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/11/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB781ER)
Senate
2/11/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
Senate
2/18/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 215 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)

Amendments

Courts of Justice Amendments

Courts of Justice Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
2/10/2025
95
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2/5/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/16/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/14/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
1/13/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20257.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/11/20257.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/15/20258.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/26/20247.9 KB