Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 775: License plate reader systems; use by law-enforcement agencies, civil penalty.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 775 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: License plate reader systems; use by law-enforcement agencies, civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Charniele Herring (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in Courts of Justice.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
License plate reader systems; civil penalty. Provides requirements for the use of license plate reader systems, defined in the bill, by law-enforcement agencies. The bill limits the use of such systems to scanning, detecting, and recording data about vehicles and license plate numbers for the purpose of identifying a vehicle that is (i) associated with a wanted, missing, or endangered person or human trafficking; (ii) stolen; (iii) involved in an active law-enforcement investigation; or (iv) in the vicinity of a recent crime and may be connected to that crime. The bill authorizes and requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to establish a permitting process for installing and using such systems in state highway rights-of-way. This bill incorporates HB 1037.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charniele Herring | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 4 |
| Rob Bloxom | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 100 |
| Cliff Hayes | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 91 |
| Holly Seibold | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Courts of Justice
- Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
- Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- Rereferred from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- Impact statement from DPB (HB775H1)
- Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- VOTE: Passage (66-Y 27-N)
- Read third time and passed House (66-Y 27-N)
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB775H1
- Committee substitute agreed to 24106751D-H1
- Read second time
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