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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electronic tracking device; unauthorized use, increases penalty."
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description: "Unauthorized use of electronic tracking device;penalty. Increases from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanorthe punishment for a person who installs or places an electronic tracking device through intentionally deceptive means and withoutconsent, or causes an electronic tracking device to be installedor placed through intentionally deceptive means and without consent,and uses such device to track the location of any person."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 1044"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1044 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Paul E. Krizek"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-07"
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last_action: "2020-03-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb9d21b8-0e28-42b8-8d8c-f55c300bd0ca"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1044"
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source_hash: "4017e8dc1bb1356a23cc40facee1b5728f44bea4290e867af15ec153f2210c3d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1044 (2020) — Electronic tracking device; unauthorized use, increases penalty.
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Unauthorized use of electronic tracking device;penalty. Increases from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanorthe punishment for a person who installs or places an electronic tracking device through intentionally deceptive means and withoutconsent, or causes an electronic tracking device to be installedor placed through intentionally deceptive means and without consent,and uses such device to track the location of any person.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0140)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0140)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1044ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1044ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1044)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1044)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N) — **36–2** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) — **14–1** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Paul E. Krizek — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104618D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-26** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-31** Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-05** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-06** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-06** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB1044)
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- **2020-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-07** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-17** Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-19** Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-21** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB1044ER)
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- **2020-02-21** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-02-24** Signed by President
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- **2020-02-26** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
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- **2020-02-26** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
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- **2020-03-04** Approved by Governor-Chapter 140 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb9d21b8-0e28-42b8-8d8c-f55c300bd0ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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