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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 247

Deferred dispos. in criminal case; persons with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (2)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Deferred disposition in a criminal case; persons with autism, intellectual disabilities, or developmental disabilities; expungement. Adds developmental disabilities to the autism and intellectual disability deferred disposition statute. The bill also provides that when a court defers and dismisses a charge pursuant to the autism, intellectual disability, or developmental disability deferred disposition statute, such charge may be considered as otherwise dismissed for purposes of expungement of police and court records. The bill also (i) clarifies that the defendant may request a hearing to determine the appropriateness of a deferred disposition at any time before or after any plea and (ii) provides that no statement made by the defendant at such a hearing is admissible in any criminal proceeding, except that any such statement made under oath may be admissible in a criminal proceeding for perjury or for purposes of impeachment in a criminal matter. This bill is identical to SB 416.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 4:02 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 27, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 25, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 24, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 23, 2026
Senate		Reported from Courts of Justice with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 13, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 9, 2026
House		Reported from AppropriationspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 6, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 4, 2026
House		Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 2, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see

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