# Virginia HB2733: Students; statewide mobile application for reporting of suspicious activity.

Virginia HB2733, Students; statewide mobile application for reporting of suspicious activity., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Geary Higgins (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2733
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Students; statewide mobile application for reporting of suspicious activity.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Geary Higgins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (26 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Education; statewide mobile application for student reporting of suspicious activity. Requires the Department of Education, with such funds as may be appropriated for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act or provided from any other source, and alone or in partnership with another state agency or a nonprofit organization, or a combination thereof, to develop or procure a multiplatform compatible mobile application that is made available at no cost to each public elementary and secondary school student and that permits each such student to report suspicious activity, including by attaching screenshots, other photographs, and videos, to the appropriate school and local law-enforcement officials for analysis and potential response. The bill requires the Department to assist each school board to coordinate student awareness of and access to such mobile application but provides that no school board shall bear any cost or additional administrative burden relating to such mobile application.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Geary Higgins (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 14 | 8 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2733) (House)
- 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee substitute printed 25106388D-H1 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Incorporates HB2765(Obenshain) (House)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) (House)
- 2025-01-29: Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House)
- 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2733) (House)
- 2025-01-24: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-17: Presented and ordered printed 25103718D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032771.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032770.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022392.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022391.PDF)

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- 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
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032771.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032770.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022392.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022391.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-HB2733-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).