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Use of unmanned aircraft systems by public bodies; employees. Allows a law-enforcement officer or an employee of a law-enforcement agency to deploy an unmanned aircraft system without a warrant (i) following an accident where a report is required pursuant to relevant law to survey the scene of such accident for the purpose of crash reconstruction and record the scene by photographic or video images or (ii) to (a) aerially survey a primary residence of the subject of the arrest warrant to formulate a plan to execute an existing arrest warrant or capias for a felony offense or (b) locate a person sought for arrest when such person has fled from a law-enforcement officer and a law-enforcement officer remains in hot pursuit of such person. Current law allows a law-enforcement officer to operate an unmanned aircraft system under such conditions. The bill also permits a law-enforcement officer to deploy an unmanned aircraft system without a warrant where such officer is investigating unmanned aircraft systems surrounding or over property of the federal or state government, public critical infrastructure, or nongovernment-operated prison or jail facilities.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2025
Last Action
Mar 24, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0400)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 400 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2177)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2177ER)
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
Reading of amendments waived
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
Read third time
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2177)
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 25106231D-H1
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2177)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100571D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0400)
Wendell S. Walker