# Virginia SB757: Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; contracted defense facility, penalty.

Virginia SB757, Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; contracted defense facility, penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mamie E. Locke (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB757
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; contracted defense facility, penalty.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-10
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)
- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (222 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 HB 1726.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381) (Governor)
- 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 381 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-02-18: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-02-18: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB757) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Enrolled bill reprinted 25104637D (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB757ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-10: Passed House Block Vote (95-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-10: Courts of Justice Substitute rejected (House)
- 2025-02-10: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB757) (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-05: Impact statement from VCSC (SB757) (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Impact statement from VCSC (SB757) (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Committee substitute printed 25106788D-H1 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB757) (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Committee substitute printed 25104637D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB757) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Impact statement from VCSC (SB757) (Senate)
- 2024-12-10: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2024-12-10: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101472D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074118.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074117.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046083.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046082.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1042708.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1042707.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018987.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018986.PDF)
- Introduced, 2024-12-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011687.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011686.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/1074118.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074117.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046083.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046082.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1042708.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1042707.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018987.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018986.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011687.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011686.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-SB757-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).