SB 508 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Unmanned aircraft systems; use by Department of State Police and Department of Transportation.

Summary
Allows an unmanned aircraft system to be deployed without a warrant to survey the scene of an accident for the purpose of crash reconstruction when a law-enforcement officer is required to make a report of such accident because of personal injury, death, or property damage of $1,500 or more.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB508H1
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107306D-H1
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB508S1
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105739D-S1
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104197D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CW
Charles W. Carrico, Sr.
RRepublican
VA
40