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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 920: License plate readers; penalties.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 920 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: License plate readers; penalties. Primary sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Public Safety.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

License plate readers; penalties. Provides requirements for the use of license plate readers, defined in the bill, by law-enforcement agencies. The bill requires such agencies to enter into an agreement with the license plate reader owner or other responsible non-law-enforcement entity to operate a data trust, defined in the bill, to store the data collected by a license plate reader and requires any such law-enforcement agency to apply to the data trust for access to such data. The bill limits the use of license plate readers to scanning, detecting, and identifying license plate numbers for the purpose of identifying vehicles involved in certain crimes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Irene ShinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Public Safety
  2. Committee substitute posted to LIS only 24107451D-H1
  3. Continued to 2025 with substitute in Public Safety (Voice Vote)
  4. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with substitute (Voice Vote)
  5. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  6. Impact statement from DPB (HB920)
  7. Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
  8. Referred to Committee on Public Safety
  9. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101949D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source