Virginia House Bill 2221

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-2)
Status: Enrolled on February 20 2025 - 75% progression
Action: 2025-02-24 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2221)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued identification; report. Requires the Department of Corrections, in conjunction with the Department of Motor Vehicles, the State Registrar of Vital Records, and any other relevant government agency to provide to a prisoner who has been confined for at least 90 days and does not possess a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, and social security card with a certified copy of such prisoner's birth certificate, his social security card, and a government-issued identification card, prior to such prisoner's release or discharge into the community. The bill also specifies what identifying information must be included on a prisoner's Department of Corrections Offender Identification form provided to a prisoner who is unable to obtain a government-issued identification card prior to his release or discharge and provides that such form shall satisfy certain requirements for the purposes of obtaining a government-issued identification card for the 120 days immediately following the release or discharge of the prisoner identified on such form. The bill also directs the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to form a workgroup to study various topics related to the implementation of procedures to assist a prisoner in a local or regional correctional facility with obtaining a government-issued identification card and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Public Safety, and the Senate Committees on Rehabilitation and Social Services and Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2025.

Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued identification, report.

Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Mike Cherry [R]
Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Michael Feggans [D]
Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Michael Jones [D]
Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]	Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]
Del. Holly Seibold [D]	Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Kim Taylor [R]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]

2025-02-18 - House - Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N) (Y: 96 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-02-14 - Senate - Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 15-N) (Y: 20 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-12 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-07 - Senate - Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Passed House (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-24	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2221)
2025-02-20	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2221ER)
2025-02-20	House	Enrolled
2025-02-18	House	Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
2025-02-14	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 15-N)
2025-02-14	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2025-02-14	Senate	Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
2025-02-14	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2025-02-14	Senate	Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to
2025-02-14	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2025-02-14	Senate	Read third time
2025-02-14	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2221)
2025-02-13	Senate	Passed by for the day
2025-02-13	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2025-02-13	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-02-12	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 5-N)
2025-02-07	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2025-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2025-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2025-02-04	House	Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2025-02-04	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2025-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2025-02-03	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2025-02-03	House	Public Safety Substitute agreed to
2025-02-03	House	Read second time
2025-02-02	House	Read first time
2025-01-31	House	Committee substitute printed 25106422D-H1
2025-01-31	House	Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2025-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2025-01-21	House	Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
2025-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2025-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104315D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2221
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2221/text/HB2221
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2221/text/HB2221HC1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2221/text/HB2221H1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2221/text/HB2221ER
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2221/text/HB2221AS1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2221/text/HB2221ASC1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2221/text/HB2221AS2
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2221/text/HB2221ASE
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052507.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068073.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2221/20251/H15002V2511869
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2221/20251/H15V2512095
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2221/20251/2518374
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2221/20251/2518375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2221/20251/S09V1228
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2221/20251/S05V1494
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2221/20251/SV472
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2221/20251/SV512
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2221/20251/2518867