Virginia House Bill 1700 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Transportation
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Department of Motor Vehicles data privacy; facial recognition technology. Limits the release by the Department of Motor Vehicles (the Department) of information regarding proof documents or of an individual's photograph or signature provided to the Department. The bill prohibits any federal agency that primarily enforces immigration law from accessing information stored by the Department without a judicial warrant or court order. The bill limits the use of and prohibits the State Board of Elections from distributing certain immigration information provided by the Department. The bill prohibits the Department from sharing information with an entity that is in the business of selling information to a third party. The bill prohibits the use of Department information for facial recognition purposes prior to July 1, 2022, except when used by (i) the Department to ensure compliance with the REAL ID Act of 2005 or (ii) law-enforcement agencies to identify victims of sex trafficking. The bill requires the Department, in consultation with the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Office of the Attorney General and other stakeholders, to develop recommendations on using facial recognition technology and protecting the privacy of the citizens of Virginia and to report such findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021. The bill requires the Department of State Police to review policies related to the access of information through the Virginia Criminal Information Network.

Motor Vehicles, Department of; data privacy, facial recognition technology.

Del. Kathy Tran [D]

2020-02-04 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-04	House	Left in Transportation
2020-02-06	House	Continued to 2021 in Transportation by voice vote
2020-02-04	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
2020-01-23	House	Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Innovations and General Topics
2020-01-17	House	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2020-01-17	House	Presented and ordered printed 20104588D

HB1700 (Carry Over) 2020-02-06 - Continued to 2021 in Transportation by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
46	2	208	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	328.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB1700
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1700+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1903C0018+HB1700