Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers. (SB1198)

Introduced By

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) with support from co-patrons Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Sen. David Suetterlein (R-Salem), and Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

✓	Introduced
☐	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers. Prohibits law-enforcement and regulatory agencies from using license plate readers to collect and maintain personal information on individuals without a warrant. The bill provides that license plate data may be collected if intended for prompt evaluation and potential use in investigating suspected criminal activity, civil or regulatory violations, or terrorism, or in support of the emissions inspection program of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The data may only be retained for 30 days and shall not be subject to any outside inquiries or internal usage except for the investigation of a report of a missing person, suspected criminal activity, civil or regulatory violations, or terrorism by any person. The bill also prohibits an agency from acquiring personal information collected from license plate readers from a third-party private vendor if the agency would not have been permitted to collect or retain the information on its own, unless such license plate reader technology is being utilized as part of the DMV's emissions inspection program. Read the Bill »

Status

07/25/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Public Safety Committee

History

Date	Action
01/11/2021	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100940D
01/11/2021	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/19/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1198)
01/27/2021	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (8-Y 4-N 3-A) (see vote tally)
01/29/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2021	Passed by for the day
02/02/2021	Passed by for the day
02/03/2021	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/03/2021	Floor substitute printed 21104029D-S1 (Petersen)
02/03/2021	Read second time
02/03/2021	Reading of amendments waived
02/03/2021	Committee amendments rejected
02/03/2021	Reading of substitute waived
02/03/2021	Substitute by Senator Petersen agreed to 21104029D-S1
02/03/2021	Passed by temporarily
02/03/2021	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1198S1
02/03/2021	Substitute bill reprinted 21104029D-S1
02/04/2021	Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1198S1)
02/07/2021	Placed on Calendar
02/07/2021	Read first time
02/07/2021	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
02/08/2021	Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety
02/09/2021	Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
02/11/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
02/12/2021	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/12/2021	Reported from Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2021	Committee substitute printed 21200129D-H1
02/16/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1198H1)
02/16/2021	Read second time
02/17/2021	Passed by for the day
02/18/2021	Passed by for the day
02/19/2021	Passed by for the day
02/22/2021	Passed by for the day
02/23/2021	Motion to refer to committee agreed to
02/23/2021	Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
03/01/2021	Left in Communications, Technology and Innovation