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| Bill | Search warrants; date and time of issuance, exceptions. | Execution of search warrants. Provides that a search warrant for the search of any place of abode shall be executed by initial entry of the abode only in the daytime hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. unless (i) a judge or a magistrate, if a judge is not available, authorizes the execution of such search warrant at another time for good cause shown by particularized facts in an affidavit; or (ii) prior to the issuance of the search warrant, law-enforcement officers lawfully entered and secured the place to be searched and remained at such place continuously. The bill also provides that a law-enforcement officer shall make reasonable efforts to locate a judge before seeking authorization to execute the warrant at another time, unless the warrant was issued after 5 p.m., in which case the law-enforcement officer may seek such authorization from a magistrate without first making reasonable efforts to locate a judge. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | SB 1475 | Virginia SB 1475 (2021) |
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Virginia SB 1475 (2021) — Search warrants; date and time of issuance, exceptions.
Execution of search warrants. Provides that a search warrant for the search of any place of abode shall be executed by initial entry of the abode only in the daytime hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. unless (i) a judge or a magistrate, if a judge is not available, authorizes the execution of such search warrant at another time for good cause shown by particularized facts in an affidavit; or (ii) prior to the issuance of the search warrant, law-enforcement officers lawfully entered and secured the place to be searched and remained at such place continuously. The bill also provides that a law-enforcement officer shall make reasonable efforts to locate a judge before seeking authorization to execute the warrant at another time, unless the warrant was issued after 5 p.m., in which case the law-enforcement officer may seek such authorization from a magistrate without first making reasonable efforts to locate a judge.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0034 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 21104245D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- Presented and ordered printed 21103588D (committee substitute) — source
- SB1475ER (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
- Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice — 0–0 (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) — 38–1 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
- House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-22 Presented and ordered printed 21103588D
introduction - 2021-01-22 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
referral-committee - 2021-02-01 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-02-01 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-01 Committee substitute printed 21104245D-S1
substitution - 2021-02-02 Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-03 Reading of substitute waived
- 2021-02-03 Committee substitute agreed to 21104245D-S1
- 2021-02-03 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1475S1
- 2021-02-03 Emergency clause added
- 2021-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-03 Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
passage - 2021-02-05 Placed on Calendar
- 2021-02-05 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-02-05 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2021-02-08 Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice
- 2021-02-09 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2021-02-10 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
- 2021-02-12 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-02-12 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-17 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-17 Committee amendments agreed to
- 2021-02-17 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2021-02-17 Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
passage - 2021-02-17 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-19 House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-24 Enrolled
- 2021-02-24 Signed by President
- 2021-02-25 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-26 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
- 2021-02-26 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-01 Approved by Governor-Chapter 34 (effective 3/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a4359727-69b7-435c-9069-3ce0653cbc0c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).