Virginia Senate Bill 1301 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 30 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Use of unmanned aircraft systems by public bodies; search warrant required. Replaces the moratorium currently set to expire on July 1, 2015, on the use of unmanned aircraft systems by state and local law-enforcement and regulatory entities, except in defined emergency situations or in training exercises related to such situations, with an absolute prohibition on the use of unmanned aircraft systems by such law-enforcement and regulatory entities unless a search warrant has been obtained prior to such use. The warrant requirement does not apply to (i) utilization of such systems to support the Commonwealth for purposes other than law enforcement; (ii) certain search and rescue operations; (iii) certain Virginia National Guard and United States Armed Forces functions; (iv) research and development conducted by institutions of higher education or other research organizations; or (v) the use of unmanned aircraft systems for private, commercial, or recreational use.

Unmanned aircraft systems; use by public bodies during execution of a search warrant, exception.

Sen. Donald McEachin [D]

2015-04-15 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #3 (17-Y 23-N) (Y: 17 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-04-15 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation #3 agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-15 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #3 (17-Y 22-N) (Y: 17 N: 22 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-04-15 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendations #1,#2,#4 (12-Y 27-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 27 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2015-02-25 - Senate - Senate: House substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-13 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 1-N) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-30		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774)
2015-04-30		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 774 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-04-15	Senate	Communicated to Governor
2015-04-15	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #3 (17-Y 23-N)
2015-04-15	Senate	Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation #3 agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
2015-04-15	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #3 (17-Y 22-N)
2015-04-15	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendations #1,#2,#4 (12-Y 27-N 1-A)
2015-04-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar
2015-03-27	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2015-03-10		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-10	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
2015-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2015-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2015-03-06	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1301ER)
2015-03-06	Senate	Enrolled
2015-02-25	Senate	Title replaced 15105072D-H1
2015-02-25	Senate	House substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-24	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-24	House	Passed House with substitute with amendments (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-24	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments SB1301H1
2015-02-24	House	Amendments by Delegate Cline agreed to
2015-02-24	House	Committee substitute agreed to 15105072D-H1
2015-02-24	House	Read third time
2015-02-23	House	Passed by for the day
2015-02-20	House	Passed by for the day
2015-02-19	House	Passed by for the day
2015-02-18	House	Passed by for the day
2015-02-17	House	Passed by for the day
2015-02-16	House	Read second time
2015-02-13	House	Committee substitute printed 15105072D-H1
2015-02-13	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-02-12	House	Read first time
2015-02-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-02-10	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
2015-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-10	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1301S1
2015-02-10	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2015-02-10	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 15104945D-S1
2015-02-10	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2015-02-10	Senate	Read second time
2015-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-09	Senate	Committee substitute printed 15104945D-S1
2015-02-09	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 1-N)
2015-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-01-14	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102937D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	287.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	60.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	60.11	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB1301
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1301+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1301S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1301H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1301ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0774+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S03V0174+SB1301
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0400SB1301+SB1301
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0412SB1301+SB1301
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0417SB1301+SB1301
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H08V0312+SB1301
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2695+SB1301
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0876SB1301+SB1301
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV1056SB1301+SB1301
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV1057SB1301+SB1301
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV1062SB1301+SB1301
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV1063SB1301+SB1301