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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Electronic devices; use of system to trespass."
+description: "Punishes as a Class 1 misdemeanor the use of an electronic device to enter the property of another to secretly or furtively peep or spy or attempt to peep or spy into a dwelling or occupied building located on such property, unless such use occurs pursuant to a lawful criminal investigation."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2017"
+identifier: "HB 2350"
+citation: "Virginia HB 2350 (2017)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Crimes and Offenses Generally"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["J. Randall Minchew"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2017-01-15"
+last_action: "2017-03-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/caf74036-5e6b-4c02-8874-968c58968dee"
+source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2350"
+source_hash: "f99e85074e960a84463b0c0239ae2d2a8baf1f34607ae7b7deffc13f98ef9b1d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia HB 2350 (2017) — Electronic devices; use of system to trespass.
+
+Punishes as a Class 1 misdemeanor the use of an electronic device to enter the property of another to secretly or furtively peep or spy or attempt to peep or spy into a dwelling or occupied building located on such property, unless such use occurs pursuant to a lawful criminal investigation.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0502)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0502)
+2. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2350ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2350ER)
+3. **House: Committee substitute printed 17105148D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2350H1)
+4. **House: Presented and ordered printed 17103043D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2350)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Constitutional reading dispensed — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **20–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Senate amendments agreed to by House — **96–1** (pass) · legislature
+- Passed Senate with amendments — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Passed Senate with amendments — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- J. Randall Minchew — primary (person)
+- Timothy D. Hugo — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-01-15** Presented and ordered printed 17103043D `introduction`
+- **2017-01-15** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-18** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 17105148D-H1
+- **2017-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2350H1
+- **2017-02-07** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
+- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2017-02-20** Reading of amendments waived
+- **2017-02-20** Committee amendments agreed to
+- **2017-02-20** Engrossed by Senate as amended
+- **2017-02-21** Placed on Calendar
+- **2017-02-21** Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
+- **2017-02-24** Enrolled
+- **2017-02-24** Signed by Speaker
+- **2017-02-24** Signed by President
+- **2017-02-28** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
+- **2017-02-28** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
+- **2017-03-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 502 (effective 7/1/17) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/caf74036-5e6b-4c02-8874-968c58968dee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
+