VA HB950

Authorizes the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to use unmanned aircraft systems (drones) without a search warrant for civil enforcement of stormwater management and erosion control regulations against permitted entities

Amends existing Code § 19.2-60.1, which generally requires state and local law enforcement agencies to obtain a search warrant before deploying drones

Maintains all existing warrant exceptions including Amber/Senior/Blue Alerts, immediate danger situations, accident scene documentation, hot pursuit of fleeing suspects, and training exercises

Continues prohibition on weaponized drone deployment by government agencies except at Wallops Island Space Port and Naval/Aegis facilities

Preserves the exclusionary rule making evidence obtained through unauthorized drone use inadmissible in criminal or civil proceedings