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Bill Law-enforcement agencies; acquisition of military property. Acquisition and use of military property bylaw-enforcement agencies. Repeals the provisions prohibitinga state or local law-enforcement agency from acquiring or purchasing(i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configuredfor combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercialflight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenadelaunchers from a surplus program operated by the federal government;(iv) armored multi-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected,and configured for combat from a surplus program operated by thefederal government; (v) bayonets; (vi) firearms of .50 caliber orhigher; (vii) ammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponizedtracked armored vehicles. The bill removes the prohibition on the use of kinetic impact munitions except in situations where theiruse is necessary to protect a law-enforcement officer or anotherperson from bodily injury. The bill also removes the requirementthat the Department of Criminal Justice Services establish trainingstandards for law-enforcement on the use of kinetic impact munitionsand tear gas. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 HB 813 Virginia HB 813 (2022)
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Virginia HB 813 (2022) — Law-enforcement agencies; acquisition of military property.

Acquisition and use of military property bylaw-enforcement agencies. Repeals the provisions prohibitinga state or local law-enforcement agency from acquiring or purchasing(i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configuredfor combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercialflight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenadelaunchers from a surplus program operated by the federal government;(iv) armored multi-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected,and configured for combat from a surplus program operated by thefederal government; (v) bayonets; (vi) firearms of .50 caliber orhigher; (vii) ammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponizedtracked armored vehicles. The bill removes the prohibition on the use of kinetic impact munitions except in situations where theiruse is necessary to protect a law-enforcement officer or anotherperson from bodily injury. The bill also removes the requirementthat the Department of Criminal Justice Services establish trainingstandards for law-enforcement on the use of kinetic impact munitionsand tear gas.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0375 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 22106292D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 22107190D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB813ER (committee substitute) — source
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101153D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 99-N) — 098 (fail) · lower
  • Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N) — 141 (pass) · upper
  • Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 2-N) — 372 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) — 5147 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) — 64 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) — 382 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N) — 1110 (pass) · lower
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 5-N) — 905 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Wren M. Williams — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101153D introduction
  • 2022-01-12 Referred to Committee on Public Safety referral-committee
  • 2022-02-04 Impact statement from DPB (HB813)
  • 2022-02-09 Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
  • 2022-02-10 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-10 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
  • 2022-02-11 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-11 Committee substitute printed 22106292D-H1 substitution
  • 2022-02-13 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-14 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-14 Committee substitute agreed to 22106292D-H1
  • 2022-02-14 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB813H1
  • 2022-02-15 Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-15 VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
  • 2022-02-16 Impact statement from DPB (HB813H1)
  • 2022-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2022-02-16 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2022-02-28 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-28 Committee substitute printed 22107190D-S1 substitution
  • 2022-03-01 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB813S1)
  • 2022-03-02 Passed by temporarily
  • 2022-03-02 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-03-02 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2022-03-02 Committee substitute agreed to 22107190D-S1
  • 2022-03-02 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB813S1
  • 2022-03-02 Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) passage
  • 2022-03-04 Senate substitute rejected by House 22107190D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
  • 2022-03-04 VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 99-N)
  • 2022-03-08 Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 2-N)
  • 2022-03-08 Senate requested conference committee
  • 2022-03-09 House acceded to request
  • 2022-03-10 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2022-03-10 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2022-03-11 Amended by conference committee
  • 2022-03-11 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-11 Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 5-N)
  • 2022-03-11 VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 5-N)
  • 2022-03-21 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB813ER)
  • 2022-03-21 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-22 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
  • 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 375 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/88a8a9fe-ddb5-4899-9698-881b71ed0bee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).