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type: "Bill"
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title: "Law-enforcement agencies, local; body-worn camera systems."
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description: "Local law-enforcement agencies; body-worn camera systems. Requires localities to adopt and establish a written policy for the operation of a body-worn camera system, as defined in the bill, that follows identified best practices and is consistent with Virginia law and regulations, using as guidance the model policy established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services prior to purchasing or deploying a body-worn camera system. The bill also requires localities to make such policy available for public comment and review prior to its adoption. The bill requires the Department to establish a model policy for the operation of body-worn camera systems and the storage and maintenance of body-worn camera system records."
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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 246"
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citation: "Virginia HB 246 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mark H. Levine"]
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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: "2019-12-30"
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last_action: "2020-03-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc196cb0-cd52-4c03-85df-493a6d702feb"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB246"
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source_hash: "47e34ee53063e9750a814e0a8ee027677bf62505efeff3dcfc64a70002181ecf"
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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 246 (2020) — Law-enforcement agencies, local; body-worn camera systems.
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Local law-enforcement agencies; body-worn camera systems. Requires localities to adopt and establish a written policy for the operation of a body-worn camera system, as defined in the bill, that follows identified best practices and is consistent with Virginia law and regulations, using as guidance the model policy established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services prior to purchasing or deploying a body-worn camera system. The bill also requires localities to make such policy available for public comment and review prior to its adoption. The bill requires the Department to establish a model policy for the operation of body-worn camera systems and the storage and maintenance of body-worn camera system records.
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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 (CHAP0123)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0123)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB246ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB246ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB246)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB246)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) — **5–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Public Safety (14-Y 8-N) — **14–8** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) — **14–1** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N) — **36–3** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (62-Y 38-N) — **61–38** (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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- Mark H. Levine — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100997D `introduction`
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- **2019-12-30** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-15** Assigned PS sub: Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
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- **2020-01-24** Reported from Public Safety (14-Y 8-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-01-29** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-30** Read third time and passed House (62-Y 38-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-01-30** VOTE: Passage (62-Y 38-N)
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- **2020-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-01-31** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-04** Impact statement from DPB (HB246)
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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 3-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-21** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB246ER)
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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 123 (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/dc196cb0-cd52-4c03-85df-493a6d702feb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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