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Bill

Unmanned aircraft; political subdivision may regulate take-off and landing of system, etc.

Local regulation of unmanned aircraft. Authorizes a political subdivision, by ordinance or regulation, to regulate the take-off or landing of certain unmanned aircraft on property owned by the political subdivision in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Aviation. The bill requires the locality to report the ordinance or regulation to the Department and directs the Department to publish a summary on the locality's website. The bill also directs the Department, by January 1, 2021, to develop rules and regulations specific to take-offs and landings in consultation with representatives of the unmanned aircraft system industry, small and medium-sized businesses utilizing unmanned aircraft systems, localities, and other stakeholders. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. This bill incorporates HB 311 and HB 1227.

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2020

HB 742

Virginia HB 742 (2020)

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enacted

David L. Bulova

2020-01-06

2020-03-12

openstates

ocd-bill/3d2c330a-9a3c-45d7-a262-f2cd0a702fd4

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB742

80f5dafa5931c462ccbc79dad3bb2fb727d0b0ce1b21bf7ea0e7924fc760aaf9

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https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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Virginia HB 742 (2020) — Unmanned aircraft; political subdivision may regulate take-off and landing of system, etc.

Version chain

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0345) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB742ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB742H1 (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB742S1 (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DHCD (HB742) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) — 95–0 (pass) · lower
Reported from Local Government with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2020-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102308D introduction
2020-01-06 Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation referral-committee
2020-01-16 Assigned CT & I sub: Technology and Innovation referral-committee
2020-01-18 Impact statement from DHCD (HB742)
2020-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-27 Committee substitute printed 20106234D-H1 substitution
2020-01-27 Incorporates HB311 (Gooditis)
2020-01-27 Incorporates HB1227 (LaRock)
2020-01-27 Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2020-01-29 Read first time reading-1
2020-01-30 Read second time reading-2
2020-01-30 Committee substitute agreed to 20106234D-H1
2020-01-30 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB742H1
2020-01-31 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
2020-01-31 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-03 Referred to Committee on Local Government referral-committee
2020-02-17 Reported from Local Government with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2020-02-17 Committee substitute printed 20108316D-S1 substitution
2020-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-19 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-19 Committee substitute agreed to 20108316D-S1
2020-02-19 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB742S1
2020-02-19 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) passage
2020-02-19 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) passage
2020-02-21 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-21 Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108316D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
2020-02-21 VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26 Enrolled
2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
2020-02-27 Signed by President
2020-03-05 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
2020-03-05 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
2020-03-12 Approved by Governor-Chapter 345 (effective 1/1/21) executive-signature

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3d2c330a-9a3c-45d7-a262-f2cd0a702fd4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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