HB 2031 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

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

Summary

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 status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

Signed into Law

Apr 2021

Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Signed Apr 7, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 21, 2021

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Feb 16, 2021

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

16 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 7, 2021

Executive · Passed

Governor's recommendation adopted

executive

Apr 7, 2021

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 7, 2021

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Introduced

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

lower

Feb 16, 2021

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 16, 2021

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Feb 16, 2021

Upper · Passed

Amendments by Senator McDougle agreed to

upper

Feb 16, 2021

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

upper

Feb 16, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Feb 15, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 15, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

upper

Feb 15, 2021

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Feb 10, 2021

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 10, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Jan 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Jan 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 20, 2021

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended HB2031E

lower

Jan 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

lower

Jan 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Introduced

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

lower

1 primary · 14 co-sponsors