Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims by police departments and sheriffs offices. (HB2626)
Introduced By
Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg) with support from co-patrons Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Sen. Robert Hurt (R-Chatham), and Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims; police departments and sheriffs offices. Provides that when a police department or sheriff's office is the last employer of the deceased or disabled person, then the department or office may conduct the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the deceased or disabled person and report the findings to the Comptroller. Currently all investigations of the circumstances must be conducted by the Virginia Department of State Police. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/23/2009 | Committee |
| 01/23/2009 | Presented and ordered printed 092383448 |
| 01/23/2009 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 01/29/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2626) |
| 02/04/2009 | Assigned MPPS sub: #3 |
| 02/05/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting |
| 02/06/2009 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2009 | Read first time |
| 02/09/2009 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/10/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2009 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 02/10/2009 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/11/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/16/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2009 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2009 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/18/2009 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/18/2009 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/18/2009 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/20/2009 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/20/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2009 | Enrolled |
| 02/25/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2626ER) |
| 02/25/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/26/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2626ER) |
| 02/26/2009 | Signed by President |
| 03/27/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 393 (effective 7/1/09) |
| 03/27/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0393) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 2 minutes.