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2018 SESSION
SB 526 Trespass; use of an unmanned aircraft system, penalty.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Trespass; unmanned aircraft system; report; penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally causes an unmanned aircraft system to enter the property of another and come within 50 feet of a dwelling house (i) to coerce, intimidate, or harass another person or (ii) after having been given notice to desist, for any other reason, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that any person who is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry who uses or operates an unmanned aircraft system to knowingly and intentionally (a) follow or contact another person without such person's permission or (b) capture images of another person without such person's permission when such images render the person recognizable is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Additionally, any respondent of a permanent protective order who uses or operates an unmanned aircraft system to knowingly and intentionally follow, contact, or capture images of any individual named in the protective order is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also repeals the expiration of the prohibition on local regulation of privately owned, unmanned aircraft systems, clarifies the scope of such prohibition, and clarifies that such prohibition extends to all political subdivisions and not only to localities. The bill requires the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, in consultation with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, to submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than November 1, 2019, on the impact of this act on unmanned aircraft research, innovation, and economic development in Virginia. This bill is identical to HB 638.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104450D pdf
- 01/24/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18104997D-S1 pdf
- 01/29/18 Senate: Floor substitute printed 18106122D-S2 (Obenshain) pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107309D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/18 Senate: Conference substitute printed 18108152D-S3 pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB526ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/18/18 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB526ER2) pdf
- 05/18/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0852) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104450D
- 01/09/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18104997D-S1
- 01/26/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/18 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 18104997D-S1
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/18 Senate: Floor substitute printed 18106122D-S2 (Obenshain)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Substitute by Senator Obenshain agreed to 18106122D-S2
- 01/29/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB526S2
- 01/30/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/18 House: Read first time
- 02/05/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/21/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/18 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 3-N)
- 03/02/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107309D-H1
- 03/06/18 House: Read second time
- 03/07/18 House: Read third time
- 03/07/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107309D-H1
- 03/07/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB526H1
- 03/07/18 House: Passed House with substitute (80-Y 18-N)
- 03/07/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 18-N)
- 03/07/18 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 03/07/18 House: Passed by until the end of the calendar
- 03/07/18 House: Passed House with substitute 18107309D-H1 (78-Y 19-N)
- 03/07/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (78-Y 19-N)
- 03/08/18 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
- 03/08/18 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/08/18 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/08/18 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/08/18 Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Stanley, Lucas
- 03/08/18 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/08/18 House: Delegates: Bell, Robert B., Gilbert, Mullin
- 03/09/18 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/09/18 Senate: Conference substitute printed 18108152D-S3
- 03/09/18 House: Conference report agreed to by House (84-Y 14-N)
- 03/09/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (84-Y 14-N)
- 03/09/18 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/20/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB526ER)
- 03/20/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018
- 03/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/09/18 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/18/18 Senate: Amendments #1, #2 Passed by for the day
- 04/18/18 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation amendments #3, #4 (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/18 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation amendments #3 and 4 (94-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 04/18/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 04/18/18 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
- 04/18/18 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/18/18 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB526ER2)
- 04/18/18 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/18/18 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/18/18 Senate: Reenrolled bill Communicated to Governor on 4/18/18
- 04/18/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 18, 2018
- 05/18/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 852 (effective 7/1/18)
- 05/18/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0852)