Virginia House Bill 1941 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-05 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Required release of video or audio recording; discharge of firearm or use of stun weapon or chemical irritant by law-enforcement officer. Requires that, whenever a law-enforcement officer (i) discharges a firearm or (ii) uses a stun weapon or chemical irritant on a person resulting in death or serious bodily injury, any video or audio recording that relates to such incident produced or obtained by a law-enforcement officer be open to inspection and available for release and posted on a website that is maintained by the law-enforcement agency or on any other website on which the law-enforcement agency generally posts information and that is available to the public or that clearly describes how the public may access such data within 15 days of producing or obtaining such video or audio recording. The bill includes exceptions to such release. The bill also provides that any person denied the rights and privileges conferred may proceed to enforce such rights and privileges by filing a petition for mandamus or injunction pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

Law-enforcement officer; discharge of firearm, etc., release of video or audio recording.

Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Sen. Lashrecse Aird [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]
Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]
Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Don Scott [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]

2021-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	House	Left in Appropriations
2021-01-29	House	Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2021-01-29	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-29	House	Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N)
2021-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2021-01-28	House	Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
2021-01-27	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2021-01-27	House	Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
2021-01-11	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100443D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	77	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3713	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	602	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB1941
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1941+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1941F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1502V0009+HB1941
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H15V0014+HB1941