Virginia 2020, 1st Special Session Status: In Committee

HB 5091 — Law-enforcement officers; required release of video or audio recording, discharge of firearm, etc.

Last action — Left in Courts of Justice

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020, 1st Special Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Required release of video or audio recording;discharge of firearm or use of stun gun or chemical irritant by law-enforcement officer. Requires that whenever a law-enforcementofficer (i) discharges a firearm or (ii) uses a stun gun or chemicalirritant on a person resulting in death or serious bodily injury,any video or audio recording that relates to such incident producedor obtained by a law-enforcement officer shall be open to inspectionand available for release and posted on a website that is maintainedby the law-enforcement agency or on any other website on which thelaw-enforcement agency generally posts information and that is availableto the public or that clearly describes how the public may accesssuch data within 15 days of the incident. The bill includes exceptionsto such release.

Bill Text

  • Impact statement from DPB (HB5091) View text Current html August 19, 2020

Action History

  1. Left in Courts of Justice

  2. Impact statement from DPB (HB5091)

  3. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  4. Presented and ordered printed 20200743D

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5091 do?
Required release of video or audio recording;discharge of firearm or use of stun gun or chemical irritant by law-enforcement officer. Requires that whenever a law-enforcementofficer (i) discharges a firearm or (ii) uses a stun gun or chemicalirritant on a person resulting in death or serious bodily injury,any video or audio recording that relates to such incident producedor obtained by a law-enforcement officer shall be open to inspectionand available for release and posted on a website that is maintainedby the law-enforcement agency or on any other website on which thelaw-enforcement agency generally posts information and that is availableto the public or that clearly describes how the public may accesssuch data within 15 days of the incident. The bill includes exceptionsto such release.
What is the current status of HB 5091?
This bill died with 2020, 1st Special Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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