SB23
Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Saddam Azlan Salim (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions.
Prohibits plea agreements and court orders executed or entered on or after July 1, 2026, from containing any provision that purports to waive, release, or extinguish a defendant's (i) rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution of ... (More) Virginia; (ii) right to file a petition requesting expungement of the police records and the court records; or (iii) right to have criminal history record information and court records sealed. The bill provides that any such prohibited provision of a plea agreement or court order is void and unenforceable as against public policy. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100415D
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB23)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB23)
- 02/17/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/17/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 02/17/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/20/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House (64-Y 34-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB23ER)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB23)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 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
