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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.
- CHAP0375 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 22106292D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 22107190D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB813ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101153D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 99-N) — 0–98 (fail) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N) — 14–1 (pass) · upper
- Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 2-N) — 37–2 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) — 51–47 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) — 6–4 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) — 38–2 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N) — 11–10 (pass) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 5-N) — 90–5 (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).