Special conservators of the peace; liability insurance, etc. (HB1524)

Introduced By

Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Special conservators of the peace; liability insurance. Requires that the mandatory liability insurance for special conservators of the peace be comprehensive general liability insurance. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/23/2016Committee
12/23/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102373D
12/23/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/13/2017Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
01/16/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1524)
01/23/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
01/27/2017Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2017Committee substitute printed 17104673D-H1
01/30/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1524H1)
01/31/2017Read first time
02/01/2017Read second time
02/01/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17104673D-H1
02/01/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1524H1
02/02/2017Read third time and passed House (76-Y 18-N)
02/02/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 18-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
02/03/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/15/2017Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Read third time
02/20/2017Reading of amendment waived
02/20/2017Committee amendment agreed to
02/20/2017Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/20/2017Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2017Placed on Calendar
02/21/2017Senate amendment agreed to by House (75-Y 22-N)
02/21/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (75-Y 22-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2017Enrolled
02/24/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1524ER)
02/24/2017Signed by Speaker
02/24/2017Signed by President
02/27/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1524ER)
02/28/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
02/28/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/13/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 494 (effective 7/1/17)
03/13/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0494)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYER, BUT EVERY UNIVERSITY HAS A UNIVERSITY COUNSEL. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA ADVISES INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING. THIS IS PRETTY SIMPLE RESTATEMENT OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS THAT INDIVIDUALS HAVE. ALL WE ARE DOING IS SAYING THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE GROUPS AS SPECIFIED IN THE LEGISLATION, HAVE THE RIGHT TO TALK AND TO SPEAK AND TO PROVIDE THEIR FREE SPEECH OPPORTUNITY ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. I APOLOGIZE, MR. SPEAKER, ONE FURTHER QUESTION. MR. THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. SPEAKER, I WILL YIELD. GENTLEMAN YIELDS. SO IF I UNDERSTAND THE PATRON, I THINK WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, MR. SPEAKER, I THINK WHAT HE'S SAYING IS THAT THIS BILL DOES NOT ABRIDGE THE FREEDOM OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO REFUSE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT INVITED TO CAMPUS FROM SPEAKING ON CAMPUS. I THINK THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, BUT IF I AM WRONG, THE GENTLEMAN WILL KROEKT ME. -- CORRECT ME. MR. SPEAKER, WILL THE GENTLEMAN RESTATE HIS QUESTION, PLEASE? MR. SPEAKER, MY QUESTION IS, IF SOMEONE IS UNWANTED ON CAMPUS BY ANYONE ON CAMPUS, IS IT HIS OPINION THAT THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE UNIVERSITY OVERRULE THEIR POLICIES, BECAUSE, AFTER ALL, THE CODE OVERRULES LOCAL COLLEGE POLICIES, AND NEVERTHELESS, REQUIRE A CAMPUS TO ADMIT SOMEONE WHO IS UNINVITED TO SPEAK ON THAT CAMPUS. MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD SAY THAT THE UNIVERSITIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET POLICIES RELATED TO WHO THEY INVITE AND WHO THEY DON'T ON CAMPUS TO BE SPEAKERS. IT COULD BE GUEST LEKERS, COULD BE AN ORGANIZATION -- LECTURERS, AN ORGANIZATION THAT IB -- INVITES CAMPUS SPEAKERS. THIS ENVISIONS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL HAVE A POLICY AND MOST OF THEM DO, RELATED TO FACULTY AND STUDENTS NOW. BUT THIS WOULD EXPAND IT TO ALSO STAFF MEMBERS. MANY OF THEM DON'T PROTECT THE FREE SPEECH RIGHTS OF STAFF MEMBERS. AT LEAST IN POLICY. OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST AMENDMENT OVERRIDES ALL THIS. THIS IS JUST A RESTATEMENT AND A CLEAR IF I INDICATION -- CLARIFICATION. INVITED GUESTS, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO BASICALLY SAY WHO IS ALLOWED, AND WHO IS NOT ALLOWED ON CAMPUS BY POLICY. BUT THE POINT IS, AND WHAT THE PURSE OF THIS IS -- PURPOSE IS, THAT IF YOU'VE INVITED A GUEST, A GROUP THAT DOESN'T AGREE WITH THAT GUEST, INVITED SPEAKER, CAN'T DISRUPT THAT PERSON FROM BEING ABLE TO GIVE A SPEECH, OR GIVE THE TALK OR GIVE THEIR GUEST LECTURE. THAT'S WHAT THE PURPOSE IS. MR. SPEAKER, I WILL SPEAK TO THE BILL AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
BILL 1402 DEALS WITH REQUIRING VIRGINIA RESIDENCY STATUS FOR REC FORCE AND VICE RECTOR, CHAIRMEN OF THE STATE BOARD AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM AND PRESIDENT OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE SENATE AMENDMENTS HAVE PUT IN QUESTION WHETHER THE RECTOR OR VICE RECTOR WOULD BE THE PERSON THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE A VIRGINIA SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE HOUSE RESIDENT. TO REJECT THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE AND PUT THE BILL IN CONFERENCE. SHALL THE SENATE