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type: "Bill"
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title: "Correctional facility; intentionally covering, removing, etc., a security camera, penalty."
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description: "Covering a security camera in a correctional facility; penalty. Provides that any person, other than a law-enforcement officer, jail officer, correctional officer, or other custodial officer, who intentionally covers, removes, damages, renders inoperable, or otherwise obscures a security camera, as defined in the bill, without the permission of the sheriff, jail superintendent, warden, or Director of the Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that any person who intentionally covers, removes, damages, renders inoperable ,or otherwise obscures a security camera with the intent of inhibiting or preventing a security camera from recording or transmitting a photograph, motion picture, or other digital image of the commission of a felony is guilty of a Class 6 felony."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 1332"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1332 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Karen S. Greenhalgh"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2022-01-21"
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last_action: "2022-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff711e95-e901-4b7d-84b3-309e5977ede2"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB1332"
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source_hash: "c733ed606a1b74537dd588f11c2ab1c315b9175cef48178d2fd03a368ab9f125"
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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 1332 (2022) — Correctional facility; intentionally covering, removing, etc., a security camera, penalty.
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Covering a security camera in a correctional facility; penalty. Provides that any person, other than a law-enforcement officer, jail officer, correctional officer, or other custodial officer, who intentionally covers, removes, damages, renders inoperable, or otherwise obscures a security camera, as defined in the bill, without the permission of the sheriff, jail superintendent, warden, or Director of the Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that any person who intentionally covers, removes, damages, renders inoperable ,or otherwise obscures a security camera with the intent of inhibiting or preventing a security camera from recording or transmitting a photograph, motion picture, or other digital image of the commission of a felony is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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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. **CHAP0673** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0673)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22105940D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1332H1)
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3. **HB1332ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1332ER)
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4. **Presented and ordered printed 22103471D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1332)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) — **6–2** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N) — **85–12** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Public Safety with substitute (19-Y 3-N) — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Karen S. Greenhalgh — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-21** Presented and ordered printed 22103471D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-21** Impact statement from VCSC (HB1332)
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- **2022-01-21** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB1332)
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- **2022-02-01** Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-03** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
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- **2022-02-03** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2022-02-04** Reported from Public Safety with substitute (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-04** Committee substitute printed 22105940D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-04** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-04** Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-07** Impact statement from VCSC (HB1332H1)
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- **2022-02-07** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-07** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-08** Impact statement from DPB (HB1332H1)
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- **2022-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-10** Committee substitute agreed to 22105940D-H1
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- **2022-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1332H1
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- **2022-02-11** Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-11** VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N)
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- **2022-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-14** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-23** Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-23** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-02** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-04** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-09** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-09** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-10** Impact statement from DPB (HB1332ER)
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- **2022-03-10** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 673 (effective 7/1/22) `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/ff711e95-e901-4b7d-84b3-309e5977ede2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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