VirginiaTrespass with an unmanned aircraft system; contracted defense facility, penalty.
What it does
Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; contracted defense facility; penalty. Creates a Class 4 felony for any person who knowingly, intentionally, and without authorization causes an unmanned aircraft system to enter the property of and obtains or attempts to obtain any videographic or still image that contains or reveals any controlled technical information located within a contracted defense facility, as those terms are defined in the bill. The bill also provides that the owner or operator of a contracted defense facility and its employees shall be immune from criminal prosecution and civil liability as a result of preventing, stopping, deterring, interrupting, or repelling, or attempting to prevent, stop, deter, interrupt, or repel, an unmanned aircraft system from entering the property of such contracted defense facility or from stopping, interrupting, or repelling, or attempting to stop, interrupt, or repel, an unmanned aircraft system that has entered such property, provided that such action does not result in injury to any person.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 1726.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 381 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Feb 18Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 18Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025Minor
- Feb 13Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB757)
- Feb 11Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 11Enrolled bill reprinted 25104637DMinor
- Feb 11Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB757ER)Major
- Feb 11EnrolledMinor
- Feb 10Passed House (95-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (95-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- Feb 10Read third timeMinor
- Feb 7Read second timeMinor
- Feb 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB757)
- Feb 5Impact statement from VCSC (SB757)
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Committee substitute printed 25106788D-H1Major
- Feb 5Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 5Impact statement from VCSC (SB757)
- Feb 4Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 24Committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Jan 24Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 22Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB757)
- Jan 14Committee substitute printed 25104637D-S1Major
- Jan 13Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB757)
- Jan 7Impact statement from VCSC (SB757)
- 2024
- Dec 10Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Dec 10Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101472DIntroduced