HB 2031

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2021
  • Passed House Jan 21, 2021
  • Passed Senate Feb 16, 2021
  • Became Law Apr 07, 2021

Facial recognition technology; authorization of use by local law-enforcement agencies, etc.

Abstract

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.

Bill Sponsors (15)

Votes


Actions


Apr 07, 2021

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Enacted, Chapter 537 (effective 7/1/21)

Senate

Signed by President as reenrolled

House

Signed by Speaker as reenrolled

House

Reenrolled bill text (HB2031ER2)

House

Reenrolled

Office of the Governor

Governor's recommendation adopted

Senate

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 1-N)

House

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 1-N)

Mar 31, 2021

House

Governor's recommendation received by House

Feb 25, 2021

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021

Feb 24, 2021

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 22, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2031ER)

Senate

Signed by President

House

Enrolled

Feb 18, 2021

House

Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 16, 2021

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of amendments waived

Senate

Amendments by Senator McDougle agreed to

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Senate

Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 15, 2021

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

Senate

Read third time

Feb 12, 2021

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 10, 2021

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (12-Y 0-N)

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 05, 2021

Senate

Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)

Jan 26, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2031E)

Jan 22, 2021

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 21, 2021

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N)

House

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

House

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

Jan 20, 2021

House

Read second time

House

Printed as engrossed 21101718D-E

House

Engrossed by House as amended HB2031E

House

Committee amendments agreed to

Jan 19, 2021

House

Read first time

Jan 18, 2021

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

House

Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

Jan 12, 2021

House

Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101718D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101718D HTML
Printed as engrossed 21101718D-E HTML
HB2031ER HTML
HB2031ER2 HTML
CHAP0537 HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2031FE122.PDF PDF
Amendment: HB2031ASE HTML
Amendment: HB2031AS HTML
Amendment: HB2031AH HTML
Amendment: HB2031AG HTML

Sources

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