Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; exemption for sheriff's departments.
Summary
Adds an exemption to the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.) for personal information systems maintained by sheriff's departments of counties and cities that deal with investigations and intelligence gathering relating to criminal activity and limits the existing exemptions for personal information systems maintained by the Department of State Police, police departments of localities and of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission, and sheriff's departments to those personal information systems that deal with investigations and intelligence gathering related to criminal activity. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 6, 2017
Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 702 (effective 3/24/17)
executive
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1061H1
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105526D-H1
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1061E
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Jan 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100725D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RH
Richard H. Black
RRepublican
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