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type: "Bill"
title: "Search warrants; copy of search warrant and affidavit given to at least one adult occupant."
description: "Search warrants; copy of search warrant and affidavit given to occupants. Clarifies that if the owner of the place to be searched is not present, a copy of the search warrant and affidavit shall be given to at least one adult occupant of the place to be searched."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 404"
citation: "Virginia SB 404 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard H. Stuart"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fda7f95-d75a-4de4-9434-d7e764904fc4"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB404"
source_hash: "8233c1186844f07fc122d998d6d672d05b250a3ba83b54881a326b59b093e413"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia SB 404 (2022) — Search warrants; copy of search warrant and affidavit given to at least one adult occupant.
Search warrants; copy of search warrant and affidavit given to occupants. Clarifies that if the owner of the place to be searched is not present, a copy of the search warrant and affidavit shall be given to at least one adult occupant of the place to be searched.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CHAP0403** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0403)
2. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100035D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB404)
3. **Printed as engrossed 22100035D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB404E)
4. **SB404ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB404ER)
## Votes
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **990** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **380** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) — **200** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **80** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)
- Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100035D `introduction`
- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-24** Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-25** Passed by for the day
- **2022-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2022-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-27** Reading of amendments waived
- **2022-01-27** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2022-01-27** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB404E
- **2022-01-27** Printed as engrossed 22100035D-E
- **2022-01-28** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar
- **2022-02-22** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-25** Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-01** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-04** Enrolled
- **2022-03-04** Signed by President
- **2022-03-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- **2022-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 403 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fda7f95-d75a-4de4-9434-d7e764904fc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).