# Virginia HB775: License plate reader systems; use by law-enforcement agencies, civil penalty.

Virginia HB775, License plate reader systems; use by law-enforcement agencies, civil penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Charniele L. Herring (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Courts of Justice) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB775-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB775
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: License plate reader systems; use by law-enforcement agencies, civil penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Courts of Justice
- Sponsor: Charniele L. Herring (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (130 yes, 34 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

License plate reader systems; civil penalty. Provides requirements for the use of license plate reader systems, defined in the bill, by law-enforcement agencies. The bill limits the use of such systems to scanning, detecting, and recording data about vehicles and license plate numbers for the purpose of identifying a vehicle that is (i) associated with a wanted, missing, or endangered person or human trafficking; (ii) stolen; (iii) involved in an active law-enforcement investigation; or (iv) in the vicinity of a recent crime and may be connected to that crime. The bill authorizes and requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to establish a permitting process for installing and using such systems in state highway rights-of-way. This bill incorporates HB 1037.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charniele L. Herring (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Rereferred from Transportation | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Rereferred to Courts of Justice | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-09 | House | VOTE: Passage | pass | 66 | 27 |   |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute | pass | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (20)

- 2024-11-19: Left in Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2024-02-28: Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-26: Rereferred to Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2024-02-26: Rereferred from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-19: Impact statement from DPB (HB775H1) (House)
- 2024-02-12: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2024-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2024-02-09: VOTE: Passage (66-Y 27-N) (House)
- 2024-02-09: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 27-N) (House)
- 2024-02-08: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB775H1 (House)
- 2024-02-08: Committee substitute agreed to 24106751D-H1 (House)
- 2024-02-08: Read second time (House)
- 2024-02-07: Read first time (House)
- 2024-02-05: Incorporates HB1037 (Bloxom) (House)
- 2024-02-05: Committee substitute printed 24106751D-H1 (House)
- 2024-02-05: Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (14-Y 6-N) (House)
- 2024-01-31: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2024-01-26: Assigned CT & I sub: Technology and Innovation (House)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation (House)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102759D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-02-08: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB775)
- Substitute, 2024-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB775)

## 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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB775)

## 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-HB775-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).