HB2472
Juveniles; fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs, effective date.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 19, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175)
Chief Patron:
Amanda Batten (R)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs of juveniles.
Requires law-enforcement officers to obtain, electronically when possible, fingerprints, palm prints with accompanying distal prints, if available, and photographs of any juvenile taken into custody and charged with a delinquent act. The bill also requires such fingerprints, palm prints, or photographs to be both filed with the Central Criminal Records ... (More) Exchange and submitted electronically, when possible, to the State Police to be maintained in a confidential and secure area within the system in which the record is maintained that is inaccessible during routine use of such system. The bill further requires any electronic record of such fingerprints, palm prints, or photographs to be destroyed as soon as possible after the State Police have been notified that a petition or warrant has not been filed against the juvenile. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 1261. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102079D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2472)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/03/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25102079D-E
- 02/04/2025 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 41-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2025 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/04/2025 - House: Passed House (51-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2472)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/17/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2472ER)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/18/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2472)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/19/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 175 (Effective 07/01/26)
- 03/19/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175)
