VirginiaUnmanned aircraft systems; use by public bodies, certain employees.
What it does
Use of unmanned aircraft systems by public bodies; employees. Allows a law-enforcement officer or an employee of a law-enforcement agency to deploy an unmanned aircraft system without a warrant (i) following an accident where a report is required pursuant to relevant law to survey the scene of such accident for the purpose of crash reconstruction and record the scene by photographic or video images or (ii) to (a) aerially survey a primary residence of the subject of the arrest warrant to formulate a plan to execute an existing arrest warrant or capias for a felony offense or (b) locate a person sought for arrest when such person has fled from a law-enforcement officer and a law-enforcement officer remains in hot pursuit of such person. Current law allows a law-enforcement officer to operate an unmanned aircraft system under such conditions.
More detail
The bill also permits a law-enforcement officer to deploy an unmanned aircraft system without a warrant where such officer is investigating unmanned aircraft systems surrounding or over property of the federal or state government, public critical infrastructure, or nongovernment-operated prison or jail facilities.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0400)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 400 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2177)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2177ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 19Courts of Justice Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 19Reading of amendments waived
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 18Rules suspended
- Feb 17Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2177)
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 25106231D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 24Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned Courts sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2177)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100571DIntroduced