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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Search warrant for a tracking device; delivery of affidavit."
+description: "Provides that an affidavit for a search warrant authorizing use of a tracking device may be delivered by a judicial officer's designee or agent. Current law requires the affidavit to be delivered by the judicial officer. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia. This bill is identical to"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "SB 475"
+citation: "Virginia SB 475 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Criminal Procedure", "Oaths", "Affirmations and Bonds"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bryce E. Reeves"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2018-01-09"
+last_action: "2018-03-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e4956dc-3d8f-447d-9f0a-56e865fc20f6"
+source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB475"
+source_hash: "5e0d3099be0db5010acd9d2657c74579b20d7ba943ec6d3f6eaca4eaee72eec4"
+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 SB 475 (2018) — Search warrant for a tracking device; delivery of affidavit.
+
+Provides that an affidavit for a search warrant authorizing use of a tracking device may be delivered by a judicial officer's designee or agent. Current law requires the affidavit to be delivered by the judicial officer. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia. This bill is identical to
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB475ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB475ER)
+2. **Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106402D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB475S1)
+3. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101514D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB475)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported from Courts of Justice — **17–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Constitutional reading dispensed — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Read third time and passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bryce E. Reeves — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101514D `introduction`
+- **2018-01-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-05** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-05** Reading of substitute waived
+- **2018-02-05** Committee substitute agreed to 18106402D-S1
+- **2018-02-05** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB475S1
+- **2018-02-08** Placed on Calendar
+- **2018-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-08** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-19** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2018-02-21** Enrolled
+- **2018-02-21** Signed by Speaker
+- **2018-02-23** Signed by President
+- **2018-02-26** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
+- **2018-02-26** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
+- **2018-03-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 84 (effective 7/1/18) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e4956dc-3d8f-447d-9f0a-56e865fc20f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
+