Virginia House Bill 246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0123)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Local law-enforcement agencies; body-worn camera systems. Requires localities to adopt and establish a written policy for the operation of a body-worn camera system, as defined in the bill, that follows identified best practices and is consistent with Virginia law and regulations, using as guidance the model policy established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services prior to purchasing or deploying a body-worn camera system. The bill also requires localities to make such policy available for public comment and review prior to its adoption. The bill requires the Department to establish a model policy for the operation of body-worn camera systems and the storage and maintenance of body-worn camera system records.

Law-enforcement agencies, local; body-worn camera systems.

Del. Mark Levine [D]

2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N) (Y: 36 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 38-N) (Y: 62 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-04		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0123)
2020-03-04		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 123 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-26		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
2020-02-26	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
2020-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2020-02-21	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-02-21	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB246ER)
2020-02-21	House	Enrolled
2020-02-19	Senate	Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
2020-02-19	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-18	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N)
2020-01-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-30	House	VOTE: Passage (62-Y 38-N)
2020-01-30	House	Read third time and passed House (62-Y 38-N)
2020-01-29	House	Read second time and engrossed
2020-01-28	House	Read first time
2020-01-24	House	Reported from Public Safety (14-Y 8-N)
2020-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
2020-01-15	House	Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
2019-12-30	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2019-12-30	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100997D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	1723.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB246
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB246+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB246ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0123+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1502V0008+HB0246
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H15V0013+HB0246
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0216+HB0246
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0335+HB0246
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0702HB0246+HB0246
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0715HB0246+HB0246