Virginia Senate Bill 531 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-12 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Application for and issuance of order authorizing interception of communications; Superintendent of State Police. Allows the Superintendent of State Police or his designee, if the Superintendent so designates in writing, to apply to a judge of competent jurisdiction for an order authorizing the interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications. The bill adds commercial sex trafficking and racketeering to the list of offenses for which an order authorizing the interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications may be sought. The bill also provides that an application for an order authorizing the interception of a wire, electronic, or oral communication may be verified by the Chief Deputy Attorney General, as designated by the Attorney General.

Communications; application for and issuance of order authorizing interception.

Sen. Emily Brewer [R]

Sen. Christie New Craig [R]

2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-12	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
2024-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104847D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	66	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	68	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB531
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB531+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105915D.pdf
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0150+SB0531