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type: "Bill"
title: "Electronic devices; use of system to trespass."
description: "Punishes as a Class 1 misdemeanor the use of an electronic device to enter the property of another to secretly or furtively peep or spy or attempt to peep or spy into a dwelling or occupied building located on such property, unless such use occurs pursuant to a lawful criminal investigation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 2350"
citation: "Virginia HB 2350 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and Offenses Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Randall Minchew"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2017-01-15"
last_action: "2017-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/caf74036-5e6b-4c02-8874-968c58968dee"
source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2350"
source_hash: "f99e85074e960a84463b0c0239ae2d2a8baf1f34607ae7b7deffc13f98ef9b1d"
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 HB 2350 (2017) — Electronic devices; use of system to trespass.
Punishes as a Class 1 misdemeanor the use of an electronic device to enter the property of another to secretly or furtively peep or spy or attempt to peep or spy into a dwelling or occupied building located on such property, unless such use occurs pursuant to a lawful criminal investigation.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0502)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0502)
2. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2350ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2350ER)
3. **House: Committee substitute printed 17105148D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2350H1)
4. **House: Presented and ordered printed 17103043D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2350)
## Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **390** (pass) · legislature
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — **150** (pass) · legislature
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **200** (pass) · legislature
- Senate amendments agreed to by House — **961** (pass) · legislature
- Passed Senate with amendments — **400** (pass) · legislature
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **110** (pass) · legislature
- Passed Senate with amendments — **390** (pass) · legislature
- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **970** (pass) · legislature
- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate — **400** (pass) · legislature
## Sponsors
- J. Randall Minchew — primary (person)
- Timothy D. Hugo — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-15** Presented and ordered printed 17103043D `introduction`
- **2017-01-15** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 17105148D-H1
- **2017-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2350H1
- **2017-02-07** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2017-02-20** Reading of amendments waived
- **2017-02-20** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2017-02-20** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2017-02-21** Placed on Calendar
- **2017-02-21** Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
- **2017-02-24** Enrolled
- **2017-02-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-24** Signed by President
- **2017-02-28** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- **2017-02-28** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- **2017-03-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 502 (effective 7/1/17) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/caf74036-5e6b-4c02-8874-968c58968dee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).