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Bill Alarm systems; regulation, battery-charged fence security systems. Regulation of alarm systems; battery-charged fence security systems. Allows a locality to require those persons providing or operating a battery-charged fence security system, defined in the bill, to obtain an alarm company permit and the corresponding fee and to require certain other requirements as defined in the bill. The bill provides that the locality can also require the installer of such security system to submit an affidavit disclosing information about the installation that includes an affirmation of compliance. The bill also provides that a locality can inspect such newly installed security system and issue a citation warning of noncompliance and can impose a penalty not exceeding $500 if the noncompliance is not remedied within the time period specified by the locality. This bill is identical to HB 907. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 SB 526 Virginia SB 526 (2022)
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Virginia SB 526 (2022) — Alarm systems; regulation, battery-charged fence security systems.

Regulation of alarm systems; battery-charged fence security systems. Allows a locality to require those persons providing or operating a battery-charged fence security system, defined in the bill, to obtain an alarm company permit and the corresponding fee and to require certain other requirements as defined in the bill. The bill provides that the locality can also require the installer of such security system to submit an affidavit disclosing information about the installation that includes an affirmation of compliance. The bill also provides that a locality can inspect such newly installed security system and issue a citation warning of noncompliance and can impose a penalty not exceeding $500 if the noncompliance is not remedied within the time period specified by the locality. This bill is identical to HB 907.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0043 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101997D (committee substitute) — source
  3. Printed as engrossed 22101997D-E (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB526ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • L. Louise Lucas — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101997D introduction
  • 2022-01-12 Referred to Committee on Local Government referral-committee
  • 2022-01-24 Reported from Local Government 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 SB526E
  • 2022-01-27 Printed as engrossed 22101997D-E
  • 2022-01-28 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-21 Placed on Calendar
  • 2022-02-21 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-21 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2022-02-22 Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-24 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-25 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-02-25 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-02-25 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-01 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-01 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-02 Signed by President
  • 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
  • 2022-04-01 Approved by Governor-Chapter 43 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0f257ae0-4a68-45e6-ab55-2b11bf58707c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).