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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electronic communication service or remote computing service; obtaining records without a warrant."
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description: "Obtaining records concerning electronic communication service or remote computing service without a warrant. Provides that when disclosure of real-time location data or subscriber data is not prohibited by federal law, an investigative or law-enforcement officer may obtain real-time location data or subscriber data without a warrant if the investigative or law-enforcement officer reasonably believes that (i) an individual or group of individuals has made a credible threat via electronic communication to commit an act of violence upon the property, including the buildings and grounds thereof, of any (a) child day center, including any preschool program offered by a publicly funded provider; (b) preschool or nursery program certified by the Board of Education; or (c) public, private, or religious elementary or secondary school and (ii) a warrant cannot be obtained in time to prevent the identified danger or identify the source of the threat. The bill also provides that no real-time location data or subscriber data shall be admissible in a criminal proceeding unless a judge finds that probable cause for the issuance of a search warrant existed at the time of the search and such data is otherwise admissible, provided that no such data obtained is presented to establish the necessary probable cause."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 2546"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2546 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Sam Rasoul"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-01-10"
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last_action: "2025-03-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f7c8874-3d95-41d6-a263-5cc78718a593"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2546"
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source_hash: "a33122396b0b777ed842569155c41ebc44dab88fe801146ee645062b5b0f40dd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2546 (2025) — Electronic communication service or remote computing service; obtaining records without a warrant.
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Obtaining records concerning electronic communication service or remote computing service without a warrant. Provides that when disclosure of real-time location data or subscriber data is not prohibited by federal law, an investigative or law-enforcement officer may obtain real-time location data or subscriber data without a warrant if the investigative or law-enforcement officer reasonably believes that (i) an individual or group of individuals has made a credible threat via electronic communication to commit an act of violence upon the property, including the buildings and grounds thereof, of any (a) child day center, including any preschool program offered by a publicly funded provider; (b) preschool or nursery program certified by the Board of Education; or (c) public, private, or religious elementary or secondary school and (ii) a warrant cannot be obtained in time to prevent the identified danger or identify the source of the threat. The bill also provides that no real-time location data or subscriber data shall be admissible in a criminal proceeding unless a judge finds that probable cause for the issuance of a search warrant existed at the time of the search and such data is otherwise admissible, provided that no such data obtained is presented to establish the necessary probable cause.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018082.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073123.PDF)
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3. **Courts of Justice Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024462.PDF)
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4. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028951.PDF)
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5. **Courts of Justice Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055126.HTML)
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6. **Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1062561.HTML)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067624.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Sam Rasoul — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102127D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-10** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-18** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-01-24** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-24** Committee substitute printed 25105994D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2025-01-24** Substitute bill reprinted 25105994D
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- **2025-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-29** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-01-29** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-01-30** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-01-31** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-17** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-18** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-19** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2025-02-19** Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-19** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2025-02-19** Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2546ER) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 286 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0286)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f7c8874-3d95-41d6-a263-5cc78718a593`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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