---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law-enforcement agencies; acquisition of military property."
description: "Acquisition and use of military property bylaw-enforcement agencies. Repeals the provisions prohibitinga state or local law-enforcement agency from acquiring or purchasing(i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configuredfor combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercialflight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenadelaunchers from a surplus program operated by the federal government;(iv) armored multi-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected,and configured for combat from a surplus program operated by thefederal government; (v) bayonets; (vi) firearms of .50 caliber orhigher; (vii) ammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponizedtracked armored vehicles. The bill removes the prohibition on the use of kinetic impact munitions except in situations where theiruse is necessary to protect a law-enforcement officer or anotherperson from bodily injury. The bill also removes the requirementthat the Department of Criminal Justice Services establish trainingstandards for law-enforcement on the use of kinetic impact munitionsand tear gas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 813"
citation: "Virginia HB 813 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wren M. Williams"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88a8a9fe-ddb5-4899-9698-881b71ed0bee"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB813"
source_hash: "d1b4caad173c1d030e7be5b288db0f27467f04cab0b256811265aab0f75dfaf6"
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 813 (2022) — Law-enforcement agencies; acquisition of military property.

Acquisition and use of military property bylaw-enforcement agencies. Repeals the provisions prohibitinga state or local law-enforcement agency from acquiring or purchasing(i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configuredfor combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercialflight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenadelaunchers from a surplus program operated by the federal government;(iv) armored multi-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected,and configured for combat from a surplus program operated by thefederal government; (v) bayonets; (vi) firearms of .50 caliber orhigher; (vii) ammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponizedtracked armored vehicles. The bill removes the prohibition on the use of kinetic impact munitions except in situations where theiruse is necessary to protect a law-enforcement officer or anotherperson from bodily injury. The bill also removes the requirementthat the Department of Criminal Justice Services establish trainingstandards for law-enforcement on the use of kinetic impact munitionsand tear gas.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0375** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0375)
2. **Committee substitute printed 22106292D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB813H1)
3. **Committee substitute printed 22107190D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB813S1)
4. **HB813ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB813ER)
5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101153D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB813)

## Votes

- VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 99-N) — **0–98** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N) — **14–1** (pass) · upper
- Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 2-N) — **37–2** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) — **51–47** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) — **6–4** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) — **38–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N) — **11–10** (pass) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 5-N) — **90–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wren M. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101153D `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04** Impact statement from DPB (HB813)
- **2022-02-09** Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2022-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
- **2022-02-11** Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-11** Committee substitute printed 22106292D-H1 `substitution`
- **2022-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-14** Committee substitute agreed to 22106292D-H1
- **2022-02-14** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB813H1
- **2022-02-15** Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-15** VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
- **2022-02-16** Impact statement from DPB (HB813H1)
- **2022-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-28** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-28** Committee substitute printed 22107190D-S1 `substitution`
- **2022-03-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-01** Impact statement from DPB (HB813S1)
- **2022-03-02** Passed by temporarily
- **2022-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02** Reading of substitute waived
- **2022-03-02** Committee substitute agreed to 22107190D-S1
- **2022-03-02** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB813S1
- **2022-03-02** Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-04** Senate substitute rejected by House 22107190D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
- **2022-03-04** VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 99-N)
- **2022-03-08** Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 2-N)
- **2022-03-08** Senate requested conference committee
- **2022-03-09** House acceded to request
- **2022-03-10** Conferees appointed by House
- **2022-03-10** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2022-03-11** Amended by conference committee
- **2022-03-11** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-11** Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 5-N)
- **2022-03-11** VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 5-N)
- **2022-03-21** Enrolled
- **2022-03-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB813ER)
- **2022-03-21** Signed by President
- **2022-03-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 375 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88a8a9fe-ddb5-4899-9698-881b71ed0bee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).