HB2724
Automatic license plate recognition systems; use, reports, penalty.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Chief Patron:
Charniele Herring (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Use of automatic license plate recognition systems; reports; penalty.
Requires the Division of Purchases and Supply of the Department of General Services (the Division) to determine and approve the automatic license plate recognition systems, defined in the bill, for use in the Commonwealth and provides requirements for use of such systems by law-enforcement agencies. The bill limits the use ... (More) of such systems by law-enforcement agencies to the following purposes: (i) as part of a criminal investigation where there is a reasonable suspicion that a crime was committed; (ii) as part of an active investigation related to a missing or endangered person, including whether to issue an alert for such person, or a person associated with human trafficking; or (iii) to receive notifications related to a missing or endangered person, a person with an outstanding warrant, a person associated with human trafficking, a stolen vehicle, or a stolen license plate. The bill provides that a law-enforcement agency shall obtain a permit from the Department of Transportation in accordance with regulations of the Commonwealth Transportation Board before installing an automatic license plate recognition system on a state right-of-way. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2025 - House: Presented and ordered printed 25103292D
- 01/17/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/26/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106262D-H1
- 01/29/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/30/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 01/30/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2724)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (59-Y 39-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107546D-S1
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-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 substitute waived
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (28-Y 11-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (71-Y 24-N)
- 02/25/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2724)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2724ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2724)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 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 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's Recommendation
- 04/02/2025 - House: Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
