Fire protection; applicant preemployment information with fire departments. (HB1163)
Introduced By
Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell) with support from co-patrons Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), and Sen. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen)
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
Fire protection; applicant preemployment information with fire departments. Allows any fire department, pursuant to a local ordinance adopted in accordance with § 19.2-389, to require applicants for employment to submit to fingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded through the Central Criminal Records Exchange and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding such applicant. Under current law, the submission of such information is mandatory, not discretionary, and applies only to applicants for employment with the Arlington County Fire Department. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2018 | Committee |
01/10/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102976D |
01/10/2018 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
01/17/2018 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 |
02/01/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2018 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2018 | Read first time |
02/07/2018 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/08/2018 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/08/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/09/2018 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/12/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1163) |
02/19/2018 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2018 | Read third time |
02/22/2018 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2018 | Enrolled |
02/26/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1163ER) |
02/26/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1163ER) |
02/26/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2018 | Signed by President |
03/02/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018 |
03/02/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018 |
03/09/2018 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
04/18/2018 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N) |
04/18/2018 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) |
04/18/2018 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N 1-A) |
04/18/2018 | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 0-N) |
04/18/2018 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) |
04/18/2018 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/18/2018 | Reenrolled |
04/18/2018 | Reenrolled bill text (HB1163ER2) |
04/18/2018 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/18/2018 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/18/2018 | Enacted, Chapter 834 (effective 7/1/18) |
04/18/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0834) |
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 38 seconds.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
undergo a fingerprint based criminal history background check through the central criminal records exchange and the fbi. The colonial heights fire department and I imagine others would like to also be able to run this sort of background check. Firefighters and first responders are often entering people's homes and dealing with sensitive and personal information. And it is important to know an applicant criminal history before offering employment. This practice is already taking place in arlington and this would allow other fire departments to utilize the same practice. I would hope it would be the pleasure of the house to engross the bill and pass to the third