HB2039
Encrypted telecommunications; DCJS, et al., to establish a model policy on use.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Marcus Simon (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Criminal Justice Services; Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; encrypted telecommunications.
Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to, in consultation with the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, establish a model policy on the use of encrypted telecommunications by law-enforcement agencies. The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish and publish such model policy by January 1, ... (More) 2026. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104220D
- 01/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/14/2025 - House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
- 01/14/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/16/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/16/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/16/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2039)
- 01/17/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Reconsidered by Public Safety
- 01/24/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/25/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate Amendments agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2039ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/10/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2039)
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
