VirginiaEncrypted telecommunications; DCJS, et al., to establish a model policy on use.
What it does
Department of Criminal Justice Services; Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; Virginia Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee; encrypted telecommunications. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to, in consultation with the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council and the Virginia Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, establish a model policy on the use of encrypted telecommunications by law-enforcement agencies. The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish and publish such model policy by January 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2039)
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Senate Amendments agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of Passed Senate with substitute block vote agreed to (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate Amendments agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 20General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 20Reading of amendments waived
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Jan 25Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 24Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety and rereferred to Appropriations (13-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Reconsidered by Public Safety
- Jan 17Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2039)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 16Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 2-N)
- Jan 14Assigned PS sub: Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104220DIntroduced