HB 950 VA

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Use of unmanned aircraft systems by public bodies; search warrant required; exceptions. Adds the Department of Environmental Quality to the list of exceptions to the warrant requirement for the use of an unmanned aircraft system by public bodies for the implementation and civil enforcement of the Virginia Water Resources and Wetlands Protection Program, the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act, and erosion and sediment control in localities without a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program against a permittee.

• Alfonso H. Lopez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102887D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 3-N) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB950) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB950) · lower
15. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
16. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
22. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB950ER) · lower
23. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB950) · lower
24. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
28. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 245 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
29. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0245) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML