HB 1482 VA

0likes☆Favorite🔕SubscribeShare

To Executive

Law-enforcement officers; restrictions on wearing of facial coverings; exceptions; penalty. Prohibits any law-enforcement officer, defined in the bill, from wearing a facial covering, defined in the bill, while engaged in the performance of his official duties. The bill sets out several exceptions to such prohibition, including protective facial coverings to protect against disease, infection, and exposure to toxic substances and facial coverings worn by any law-enforcement officer assigned to a special weapons and tactics team while engaged in the performance of his official duties with such team. The bill subjects the law-enforcement officer to disciplinary action, including dismissal, demotion, suspension, transfer, or decertification, and creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any law-enforcement officer who wears a facial covering in violation of the provisions of the bill unless the law-enforcement agency that employs such law-enforcement officer has adopted and established a written policy for and restrictions on the use of facial coverings. The bill also directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop a model policy for and restrictions on the use of facial coverings by law-enforcement officers. This bill is identical to SB 352.

• Charlie Schmidt · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105678D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1482) · lower
5. Feb 6, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1482) · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
16. Feb 25, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108630D-S1 · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1482) · lower
20. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
34. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Schmidt, Simon, Wilt · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
37. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Salim, Carroll Foy, Peake · upper
38. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
39. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
40. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
41. Mar 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1482) · lower
42. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
43. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1482ER) · lower
44. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
45. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
46. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
47. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
48. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1482) · lower
49. Apr 12, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Public Safety Amendment · HTML
• Public Safety Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML