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SB480 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

Adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration; Va. longitudinal Data System.

Collection and reporting of data related to adults charged with a criminal offense punishable by confinement in jail or a term of imprisonment; Virginia Longitudinal Data System. Allows the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to contribute the statewide and locality-level data it collects on adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration to the Virginia Longitudinal Data System administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The bill states that any data provided that contains any personal or case identifying information shall be kept confidential and shall not be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. This bill is identical to HB 1084.

Bill Details

State

Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB480

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Sponsors

Creigh Deeds (Sen - D)

Action History

2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 261 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 261 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-10 S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-02 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB480)
2026-02-27 S Signed by President
2026-02-27 H Signed by Speaker
2026-02-27 S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB480ER)
2026-02-27 S Enrolled
2026-02-25 S House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-23 H Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-23 H Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-23 H committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-23 H Read third time
2026-02-20 H Read second time
2026-02-19 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB480)
2026-02-18 H Committee substitute printed 26108196D-H1
2026-02-18 H Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2026-02-10 H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-02-10 H Read first time
2026-02-10 H Placed on Calendar
2026-02-05 S Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-04 S Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-04 S Read second time
2026-02-03 S Passed by for the day
2026-02-03 S Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
2026-02-03 S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-03 S Rules suspended
2026-02-02 S Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2026-01-28 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB480)
2026-01-13 S Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-01-13 S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100574D

Votes

2026-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 39 Nay: 0
2026-02-05 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 40 Nay: 0
2026-02-02 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 0
2026-02-18 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) Yea: 22 Nay: 0
2026-02-23 Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 97 Nay: 0
2026-02-25 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 40 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-13 S Courts of Justice
2026-02-10 H Courts of Justice

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-13 Introduced
2026-02-18 Comm Sub
2026-02-27 Enrolled

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