# Virginia HB1726: Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; definitions, contracted defense facility, penalty.

Virginia HB1726, Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; definitions, contracted defense facility, penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0374)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1726
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; definitions, contracted defense facility, penalty.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-04
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0374)
- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (424 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; contracted defense facility; penalty. Creates a Class 4 felony for any person who knowingly, intentionally, and without authorization causes an unmanned aircraft system to enter the property of and obtains or attempts to obtain any videographic or still image that contains or reveals any controlled technical information located within a contracted defense facility, as those terms are defined in the bill. The bill also provides that the owner or operator of a contracted defense facility and its employees shall be immune from criminal prosecution and civil liability as a result of preventing, stopping, deterring, interrupting, or repelling, or attempting to prevent, stop, deter, interrupt, or repel, an unmanned aircraft system from entering the property of such contracted defense facility or from stopping, interrupting, or repelling, or attempting to stop, interrupt, or repel, an unmanned aircraft system that has entered such property, provided that such action does not result in injury to any person. This bill is identical to SB 757.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0374) (Governor)
- 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 374 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1726) (House)
- 2025-02-23: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1726ER) (House)
- 2025-02-20: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-18: Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-14: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (36-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1726) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1726) (House)
- 2025-02-10: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Committee substitute printed 25106977D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1726) (House)
- 2025-02-05: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1726) (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-02-03: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-02: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee substitute printed 25106135D-H1 (House)
- 2025-01-31: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-31: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal (House)
- 2025-01-08: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1726) (House)
- 2025-01-04: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-01-04: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104141D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073462.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073461.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060109.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060108.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046030.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046029.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-02-01: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038054.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038053.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037493.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037492.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030464.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030463.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012885.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012884.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073462.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073461.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060109.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060108.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046030.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046029.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038054.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038053.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037493.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037492.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030464.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030463.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012885.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012884.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1726-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).