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| Bill | Search warrant; search of place of abode, copy of affidavit to be part of warrant. | Search warrant; search of place of abode; copy of affidavit to be part of warrant and served therewith; temporary sealing. Provides that if an affidavit that accompanies a search warrant for a place of abode has been sealed pursuant to relevant law, the executing law-enforcement officer does not have to give or leave a copy of such affidavit in a conspicuous place within or affixed to the place to be searched. The bill also adds that the circumstances requiring the issuance of a warrant after 5:00 p.m. shall be documented in the required affidavit that is submitted to a magistrate when seeking such authorization. This bill incorporates HB 1028. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 690 | Virginia HB 690 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 690 (2026) — Search warrant; search of place of abode, copy of affidavit to be part of warrant.
Search warrant; search of place of abode; copy of affidavit to be part of warrant and served therewith; temporary sealing. Provides that if an affidavit that accompanies a search warrant for a place of abode has been sealed pursuant to relevant law, the executing law-enforcement officer does not have to give or leave a copy of such affidavit in a conspicuous place within or affixed to the place to be searched. The bill also adds that the circumstances requiring the issuance of a warrant after 5:00 p.m. shall be documented in the required affidavit that is submitted to a magistrate when seeking such authorization. This bill incorporates HB 1028.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Criminal Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendments (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 22–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Eric R. Zehr — primary (person)
- Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103529D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-03 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2026-02-04 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-11 Committee substitute printed 26107312D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-11 Incorporates HB1028 (Walker)
- 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB690)
- 2026-02-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-16 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-16 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-25 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-27 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-27 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-27 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-02 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-02 Committee amendments agreed to (Voice Vote)
amendment-passage - 2026-03-02 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 2026-03-02 Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-04 Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
amendment-passage - 2026-03-11 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-11 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB690ER)
passage - 2026-03-11 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB690)
- 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 203 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d7f7884c-78e2-4cfe-b599-57abfaff1404. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).