Senate Bill 608 proposed by Senator Scott Surovell provides that any provision in any plea agreement that purports to waive, release, or extinguish the right of a person to file a petition requesting the expungement of police and court records shall be void and unenforceable as against public policy.  SB 608 passed the Senate on February 1, 2018,and the breakdown of the 29-11 vote is as follows:

YEAS–Barker, Carrico, Chafin, Chase, Dance, Dunnavant, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Hanger, Howell, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Mason, McClellan, McDougle, McPike, Obenshain, Petersen, Saslaw, Spruill, Stanley, Sturtevant, Suetterlein, Surovell, Vogel, Wexton

NAYS–Black, Cosgrove, Deeds, DeSteph, Newman, Norment, Peake, Reeves, Ruff, Stuart, Wagner