Virginia House Bill 2031
Session 2021
Facial recognition technology; authorization of use by local law-enforcement agencies, etc.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 7, 2021
Origin Chamber
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Type
Bill
Bill Number
2031
State
Virginia
Session
2021
Lashrecse D. Aird
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Primary
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Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 1-N)
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Summary
Facial recognition technology; authorizationof use by local law-enforcement agencies and public institutionsof higher education. Allows a locality or a public institutionof higher education to authorize a local law-enforcement agency orcampus police department to purchase or deploy facial recognitiontechnology, which is defined in the bill. The bill prohibits a locallaw-enforcement agency or public institution of higher education currentlyusing facial recognition technology from continuing to use suchtechnology without such authorization after July 1, 2021.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101718D
January 12, 2021
Printed as engrossed 21101718D-E
January 20, 2021
Amendment: HB2031AG
Amendment: HB2031AH
Amendment: HB2031AS
Amendment: HB2031ASE
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2031FE122.PDF
04/07/2021
House
Enacted, Chapter 537 (effective 7/1/21)
04/07/2021
Senate
Signed by President as reenrolled
04/07/2021
House
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/07/2021
House
Reenrolled bill text (HB2031ER2)
04/07/2021
House
Reenrolled
04/07/2021
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation adopted
04/07/2021
Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
04/07/2021
House
VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 1-N)
04/07/2021
House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 1-N)
04/07/2021
House
Placed on Calendar
03/31/2021
House
Governor's recommendation received by House
02/25/2021
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
02/25/2021
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
02/24/2021
House
Signed by Speaker
02/22/2021
Senate
Signed by President
02/22/2021
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB2031ER)
02/22/2021
House
Enrolled
02/18/2021
House
VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
02/18/2021
House
Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
02/18/2021
House
Placed on Calendar
02/16/2021
Senate
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
02/16/2021
Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/16/2021
Senate
Amendments by Senator McDougle agreed to
02/16/2021
Senate
Reading of amendments waived
02/16/2021
Senate
Read third time
02/16/2021
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/15/2021
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/15/2021
Senate
Committee amendment agreed to
02/15/2021
Senate
Reading of amendment waived
02/15/2021
Senate
Read third time
02/12/2021
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/10/2021
Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (12-Y 0-N)
02/10/2021
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/05/2021
Senate
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
01/26/2021
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB2031E)
01/22/2021
Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/22/2021
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
01/21/2021
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N)
01/21/2021
House
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
01/21/2021
House
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
01/21/2021
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
01/21/2021
House
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/20/2021
House
Printed as engrossed 21101718D-E
01/20/2021
House
Engrossed by House as amended HB2031E
01/20/2021
House
Committee amendments agreed to
01/20/2021
House
Read second time
01/19/2021
House
Read first time
01/18/2021
House
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
01/18/2021
House
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/12/2021
House
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
01/12/2021
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101718D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 13, 2021 9:02:57 AM
Record Updated
Apr 14, 2021 6:04:34 PM