2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2039: Encrypted telecommunications; DCJS, et al., to establish a model policy on use.

Legislative Summary

Department of Criminal Justice Services; Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; Virginia Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee; encrypted telecommunications. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to, in consultation with the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council and the Virginia Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, establish a model policy on the use of encrypted telecommunications by law-enforcement agencies. The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish and publish such model policy by January 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104220D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2039)
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Reconsidered by Public Safety
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/12/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/19/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/20/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/20/2025
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
2/20/2025
General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
Senate
2/20/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2039)
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Amendments

HMPPS Sub: Public Safety Amendment

HMPPS Sub: Public Safety Amendment

Not Adopted

General Laws and Technology Amendment

General Laws and Technology Amendment

Not Adopted

Senate Amendments

Senate Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Amendments agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N)
2/20/2025
61
Yea
35
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N)
2/4/2025
63
Yea
35
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
1/24/2025
13
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
1/17/2025
12
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 2-N)
1/16/2025
4
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Marcus Simon
Marcus Simon
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202544.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202544.7 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20251.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/2025121.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/16/2025120.5 KB