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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1211: Criminal records; technical amendments to court procedures relating to sealing of records.

In committee 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 1211 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal records; technical amendments to court procedures relating to sealing of records. Primary sponsor: Ryan McDougle (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Courts of Justice.

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.

Sealing of criminal records. Makes several technical amendments to court procedures relating to the sealing of criminal records. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia and the Committee on District Courts.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan McDouglePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26

“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. Left in Courts of Justice
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1211)
  3. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103998D

Sources

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