republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2018/sb-475.md

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Bill	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	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2018	SB 475	Virginia SB 475 (2018)	bill	Criminal Procedure Oaths Affirmations and Bonds	enacted	Bryce E. Reeves	3	18	5	2018-01-09	2018-03-02	openstates	ocd-bill/0e4956dc-3d8f-447d-9f0a-56e865fc20f6	http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB475	5e0d3099be0db5010acd9d2657c74579b20d7ba943ec6d3f6eaca4eaee72eec4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106402D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101514D (committee substitute) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/0e4956dc-3d8f-447d-9f0a-56e865fc20f6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).