Impersonating a law-enforcement officer or other public safety personnel; impersonating, penalty. (HB1955)
Introduced By
Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Impersonating a law-enforcement officer or other public safety personnel. Provides that any unauthorized person who wears a uniform identical to or substantially similar to a standard uniform used by an office of sheriff to impersonate the office of sheriff is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor (currently a Class 3 misdemeanor). The bill adds new punishment for a second or subsequent such offense: a Class 6 felony. The bill also adds the same new punishment for a second or subsequent offense of impersonating a law-enforcement officer or other public safety personnel, currently a Class 1 misdemeanor for any such offense. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100279D |
| 01/09/2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/10/2013 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1955) |
| 01/22/2013 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
| 01/23/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
| 01/23/2013 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/25/2013 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104541D-H1 |
| 01/25/2013 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/29/2013 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1955H1) |
| 01/29/2013 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| 01/31/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 02/01/2013 | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2013 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2013 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104541D-H1 |
| 02/04/2013 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1955H1 |
| 02/05/2013 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/05/2013 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/13/2013 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2013 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/18/2013 | Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2013 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2013 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/20/2013 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/20/2013 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/20/2013 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/21/2013 | Senate amendment rejected by House (4-Y 94-N) |
| 02/21/2013 | VOTE: REJECTED (4-Y 94-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2013 | Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2013 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/21/2013 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/21/2013 | Senators: Reeves, Stuart, Stanley |
| 02/21/2013 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/21/2013 | Delegates: Landes, Loupassi, Hester |
| 02/23/2013 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2013 | Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) |
| 02/23/2013 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2013 | Enrolled |
| 03/04/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1955ER) |
| 03/04/2013 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1955ER) |
| 03/04/2013 | Signed by President |
| 03/05/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/06/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1955ER) |
| 03/16/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 431 (effective 7/1/13) |
| 03/16/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431) |