| 2/16/2026 |
SB 783
SEN. AIRD
1. Line 50, substitute, after person;
strike
and
SEN. AIRD
2. Line 53, substitute, after subpoena
insert
; and
8. That neither U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement nor its agents shall use any surveillance technology to conduct immigration enforcement within the Commonwealth or otherwise monitor residents of the Commonwealth. Such surveillance technology includes: (i) biometric and identification technologies, such as facial recognition systems or fingerprint scanning; (ii) license plate readers; (iii) mobile telephone surveillance, such as cell-site simulators or phone location databases; (iv) digital forensics and hacking tools; and (v) drones or other aerial surveillance. The prohibition under this subdivision shall not apply to the use of surveillance technology to investigate, detain, or arrest any person who (a) is not lawfully present in the United States and (b) has been convicted of any offense set forth in § 17.1-805, 19.2-297.1, or 53.1-40.02