VA SB508 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Use of unmanned aircraft system; public bodies. Allows an unmanned aircraft system to be deployed without a warrant (i) by a law-enforcement officer to survey the scene of an accident for the purpose of crash reconstruction and record photographic or video images of the scene and (ii) by the Department of Transportation when assisting a law-enforcement officer to prepare a report of such accident because of personal injury, death, or property damage of $1,500 or more. This bill is identical to HB 1482.

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Title

Unmanned aircraft systems; use by Department of State Police and Department of Transportation.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-03-02 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-02 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-23 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-30 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654)
2018-03-30 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 654 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-15SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2018
2018-03-09SenateSigned by President
2018-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-03-06SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB508ER)
2018-03-06SenateEnrolled
2018-03-02SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2018-03-02SenateReconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2018-03-02SenateTitle replaced 18107306D-H1
2018-03-02SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28HousePassed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB508H1
2018-02-28HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 18107306D-H1
2018-02-28HouseRead third time
2018-02-27HouseRead second time
2018-02-23HouseCommittee substitute printed 18107306D-H1
2018-02-23HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2018-02-15HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2018-01-29HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-29HouseRead first time
2018-01-29HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-01-25SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-01-24SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB508S1
2018-01-24SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 18105739D-S1
2018-01-24SenateReading of substitute waived
2018-01-24SenateRead second time
2018-01-23SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2018-01-22SenateCommittee substitute printed 18105739D-S1
2018-01-22SenateReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104197D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
19260.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB508
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB508+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB508S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB508H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB508ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0654+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S03V0137+SB0508
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0107SB0508+SB0508
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0123SB0508+SB0508
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0801V0173+SB0508
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H08V0581+SB0508
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1152+SB0508
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0845SB0508+SB0508
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0848SB0508+SB0508
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0849SB0508+SB0508

Bill Comments

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