Private police departments; definition. (HB1606)
Introduced By
Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg) with support from co-patron Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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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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Description
Private police departments. Defines "private police department" as any police department that employs private police officers operated by an entity authorized by statute or an act of assembly to establish a private police department. The bill provides that the authority of a private police department is limited to real property owned, leased, or controlled by the entity and, if approved by the local chief of police or sheriff, any contiguous property. The bill also provides that private police departments and private police officers shall be subject to and comply with the relevant laws and regulations governing municipal police departments and shall meet the minimum compulsory training requirements for law-enforcement officers. The bill provides further that any private police department in existence on January 1, 2013, that was not otherwise established by statute or an act of assembly and whose status as a private police department was recognized by the Department of Criminal Justice Services at that time may continue to operate as a private police department provided it complies with the necessary requirements. The private police departments so recognized by the Department are the Aquia Harbor Police Department, the Babcock and Wilcox Police Department, the Bridgewater Airpark Police Department, the Carilion Police and Security Services Department, the Kings Dominion Park Police Department, the Kingsmill Police Department, the Lake Monticello Police Department, the Massanutten Police Department, and the Wintergreen Police Department. The bill contains an emergency clause. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2015 | Committee |
01/08/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/14/15 15101562D |
01/08/2015 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
01/14/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1606) |
01/15/2015 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/16/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1606) |
02/05/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2015 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2015 | Read first time |
02/09/2015 | Read second time |
02/09/2015 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/09/2015 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1606E |
02/09/2015 | Printed as engrossed 15101562D-E |
02/10/2015 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/11/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/13/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1606E) |
02/16/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1606E) |
02/18/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2015 | Read third time |
02/23/2015 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2015 | Enrolled |
02/26/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1606ER) |
02/26/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
02/26/2015 | Signed by President |
02/27/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
02/27/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/27/15 |
02/27/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1606ER) |
02/27/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/16/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 3/16/15) |
03/16/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195) |
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 1 minute.