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Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued identification; report. Requires that prior to the release or discharge into the community of any prisoner who has been confined for at least 90 days and does not possess a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or social security card, the Department of Corrections, in conjunction with the Department of Motor Vehicles, the State Registrar of Vital Records, and any other relevant government agency, shall provide such prisoner with a certified copy of his birth certificate, his social security card, or a government-issued identification card, unless such provision of a government-issued identification card is not possible, in which case, the Department of Corrections shall provide the prisoner with a Department of Corrections Offender Identification form. The bill also specifies what identifying information must be included on such form and provides that such form shall be verified by the Department of Corrections and provided to the Department of Motor Vehicles in a secured format and by a means mutually agreed upon by both and shall serve as proof of identity and proof of Virginia residency and may serve as proof of legal presence in the United States or proof of a social security number, if one is available, as required to obtain 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 requires the Department of Corrections and the Department of Motor Vehicles to cooperatively establish procedures for verifying a Department of Corrections Offender Identification form and all information contained therein and prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from accepting such form if the form or any of the information contained on the form cannot be verified. These provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. The bill also directs the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the State Board of Local and Regional Jails, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the State Registrar of Vital Records, to (i) identify the number of prisoners released with and without identification cards; (ii) review the processes involved in assisting a prisoner in applying for and obtaining a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or social security card; (iii) identify any obstacles that may interfere with a prisoner obtaining such identification or documents prior to such prisoner's release or discharge; and (iv) issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2025.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 19 co
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
Enacted, Chapter 656 (Effective 07/01/26)
Signed by President as reenrolled
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (HB2221ER2)
Reenrolled
Governor's recommendation adopted
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
Governor's substitute printed (HB2221H2)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2221)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Enrolled bill reprinted 25106422D
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2221ER)
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2221)
Read third time
Reading of amendment waived
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 15-N)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 5-N)
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Public Safety Substitute agreed to
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 25106422D-H1
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104315D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)
Mike A. Cherry
Nadarius E. Clark
Joshua G. Cole
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
Michael B. Feggans
Jackie H. Glass
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Patrick A. Hope
Michael J. Jones
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Holly M. Seibold
Kim A. Taylor
Kathy K.L. Tran
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker