2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1820: Public safety communications; evaluation of need for infrastructure updates & hardware replacements.

Legislative Summary

Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security; Secretary of Finance; evaluate public safety communications infrastructure updates and hardware replacements; report. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Secretary of Finance, to evaluate the need for public safety communications infrastructure updates and hardware replacements, and the cost of meeting such need. The Secretaries shall report any findings and recommendations, including possible funding options, to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations no later than December 1, 2025. 

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101710D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/11/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1820)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105526D-H1
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1820)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/31/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/12/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107029D-S1
Senate
2/13/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/13/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/14/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/14/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/14/2025
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/14/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1820)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1820ER)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/24/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1820)
House of Delegates
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
House of Delegates
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/18/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 77 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/18/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0077)

Roll Call Votes

Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
95
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/18/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

David Reid
David Reid
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/18/20252.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/20/20252.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/13/20253.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/12/20253.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/22/20253.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/202513.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/24/2025100.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/17/2025103.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/30/2025103.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/2025150.2 KB