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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1157: Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; person required to register, etc.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1157 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; person required to register, etc. Primary sponsor: Mark Obenshain (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Application for change of name; person required to register on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; victim notification. Requires the attorney for the Commonwealth to make a reasonable effort to notify the victim of an offense for which a person is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry or such victim's immediate family member if such victim has died when such registrant applies for a change of name with the court. This bill is identical to HB 1846.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark ObenshainPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Christie CraigCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Danny DiggsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Tara DurantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Emily JordanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
David SuetterleinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 220 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1157ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
  10. Read third time
  11. Read second time
  12. Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source