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VA HB1170: Law-enforcement agencies & sheriff's dept.; policy on use of covered artificial intelligence syst.

Dead/Failed Virginia · 2026 session

Last verified Oct 11, 2026 · official bill text

HB1170 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Feb 2, 2026.

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In one paragraph

Virginia's HB 1170 (2026 Regular Session) would have required the Department of Criminal Justice Services to set a model policy for law-enforcement use of covered AI systems by October 1, 2026, and local agencies, sheriffs and State Police to adopt policies meeting it by January 1, 2027. It failed: tabled in House committee February 2, 2026.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

None: the bill died and never became law. It would have applied to law-enforcement agencies, not private businesses.

Key provisions

  1. The Department of Criminal Justice Services would have had to establish a model policy on covered AI systems by October 1, 2026
  2. Each local law-enforcement agency, sheriff's department and the Department of State Police would have had to adopt a written policy meeting or exceeding the model policy by January 1, 2027
  3. Policies would have had to be publicly available on the agency's or department's website
  4. Covered AI system: AI used to aid an investigation or help write police reports, including biometric identification, license plate readers, gunshot detection and predictive policing
  5. Status: failed; tabled in House Communications, Technology and Innovation 21-Y 1-N on February 2, 2026

Latest legislative action

Feb 2, 2026. Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (21-Y 1-N)

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Roll call votes

Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation Feb 2, 2026

21 yea1 nayPassed

Topics and industries

Related topics

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Affected industries

Government

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