2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB844: Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration intervals for Tier I &Tier II offenses.

Legislative Summary

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration intervals for Tier I and Tier II offenses. Requires any person who is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry and who is convicted of a Tier I or Tier II offense to register yearly. The bill also requires any person convicted of providing false information or failing to provide registration information where such person was included on the Registry for a Tier I or Tier II offense to register twice a year.

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Bill History

1/2/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102892D
Senate
1/2/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
1/13/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/13/2025
Committee substitute printed 25104788D-S1
Senate
1/13/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (SB844)
Senate
1/14/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (SB844)
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 substitute waived
Senate
1/15/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
1/16/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/21/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB844)
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 on Public Safety
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/17/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB844ER)
Senate
2/17/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB844)
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/20/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Senate
2/20/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 433 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0433)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
2/7/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
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 substitute (13-Y 0-N)
1/13/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20256.8 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/17/20257.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/14/20257.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/13/20257.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/2/20257.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/18/2025125.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/21/2025126.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/14/202542.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/13/202542.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/8/202598.1 KB