Correctional facility; intentionally covering, removing, etc., a security camera, penalty.
Summary
Covering a security camera in a correctional facility; penalty. Provides that any person, other than a law-enforcement officer, jail officer, correctional officer, or other custodial officer, who intentionally covers, removes, damages, renders inoperable, or otherwise obscures a security camera, as defined in the bill, without the permission of the sheriff, jail superintendent, warden, or Director of the Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that any person who intentionally covers, removes, damages, renders inoperable ,or otherwise obscures a security camera with the intent of inhibiting or preventing a security camera from recording or transmitting a photograph, motion picture, or other digital image of the commission of a felony is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
14
Committee
16
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 673 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-1)
senate
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1332H1
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105940D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103471D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karen Greenhalgh
RRepublican
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