Virginia Senate Bill 1198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers. Prohibits law-enforcement and regulatory agencies from using license plate readers to collect and maintain personal information on individuals without a warrant. The bill provides that license plate data may be collected if intended for prompt evaluation and potential use in investigating suspected criminal activity, civil or regulatory violations, or terrorism, or in support of the Department of Motor Vehicle's (DMV) emissions inspection program. The data may only be retained for 30 days and shall not be subject to any outside inquiries or internal usage except for the investigation of a report of a missing person, suspected criminal activity, civil or regulatory violations, or terrorism by any person. The bill also prohibits an agency from acquiring personal information collected from license plate readers from a third-party private vendor if the agency would not have been permitted to collect or retain the information on its own, unless such license plate reader technology is being utilized as part of the DMV's emissions inspection program. Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers. Prohibits law-enforcement and regulatory agencies from using license plate readers to collect and maintain personal information on individuals without a warrant. The bill provides that license plate data may be collected if intended for prompt evaluation and potential use in investigating suspected criminal activity, civil or regulatory violations, or terrorism, or in support of the Department of Motor Vehicle's (DMV) emissions inspection program. The data may only be retained for 30 days and shall not be subject to any outside inquiries or internal usage except for the investigation of a report of a missing person, suspected criminal activity, civil or regulatory violations, or terrorism by any person. The bill also prohibits an agency from acquiring personal information collected from license plate readers from a third-party private vendor if the agency would not have been permitted to collect or retain the information on its own, unless such license plate reader technology is being utilized as part of the DMV's emissions inspection program.

Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

Sen. David Suetterlein [R]

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N) (Y: 28 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (8-Y 4-N 3-A) (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2021-02-07	House	Read first time
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-04	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
2021-02-03	Senate	Substitute bill reprinted 21104029D-S1
2021-02-03	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1198S1
2021-02-03	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2021-02-03	Senate	Substitute by Senator Petersen agreed to 21104029D-S1
2021-02-03	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-03	Senate	Committee amendments rejected
2021-02-03	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2021-02-03	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-03	Senate	Floor substitute printed 21104029D-S1 (Petersen)
2021-02-02	Senate	Passed by for the day
2021-02-01	Senate	Passed by for the day
2021-01-29	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
2021-01-27	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (8-Y 4-N 3-A)
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2021-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100940D

SB1198 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3800	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3801	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3802	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1198
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1198+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1198S1+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+SB1198AS
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21104029D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+SB1198ASR
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1198F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1198FS1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S12V0030+SB1198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0184SB1198+SB1198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0300SB1198+SB1198