Virginia SB480 - Adult Criminal Data to State System
Summary
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB480 (Chapter 261) into law, permitting the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to contribute adult criminal offense data to the Virginia Longitudinal Data System administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The bill requires that any data containing personal or case identifying information remain confidential and exempt from Virginia Freedom of Information Act requests. The legislation takes effect July 1, 2026.
What changed
Virginia SB480 adds a new provision allowing the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to contribute adult criminal offense data—including data on adults charged with offenses punishable by incarceration—to the Virginia Longitudinal Data System. The bill specifies that personal and case-identifying information must be kept confidential and is expressly exempt from Virginia FOIA disclosure requirements.
Affected parties including law enforcement agencies, courts, and criminal justice administrative bodies must prepare to share or process this data under the new framework. The confidentiality and FOIA exemptions provide clear legal protections for individual privacy, but compliance teams at relevant agencies will need to update data-sharing agreements and internal procedures before the July 1, 2026 effective date.
What to do next
- Criminal Sentencing Commission must prepare data for submission to Virginia Longitudinal Data System
- State Council of Higher Education for Virginia must prepare to receive and administer the criminal offense data
- Affected agencies should review data handling procedures to ensure confidentiality compliance
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ChangeBridge / Virginia / SB480 Signed by Governor 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 Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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