Law-enforcement officer or jail officer; notice to Criminal Justice Services Board of misconduct. (HB5051)

Introduced By

Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church) with support from co-patron Del. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico)

Progress

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

Description

Decertification of law-enforcement officer. Requires any sheriff, chief of police, or agency administrator to notify the Criminal Justice Services Board in writing within 48 hours of becoming aware that any certified law-enforcement or jail officer currently employed by his agency has been terminated for engaging in misconduct, as set forth in the bill. The bill requires the Board to initiate decertification proceedings against any current or former law-enforcement or jail officer who has engaged in such activities. The bill also requires any sheriff, chief of police, or agency administrator to notify the Board and a civilian review panel, if one has been established, if any certified law-enforcement or jail officer currently employed by his agency has received three complaints of excessive use of force in the previous five years, and any recommendations made by the civilian review panel concerning such complaints shall be forwarded to the Board. Read the Bill »

Status

09/24/2020: passed committee

History

Date	Action
08/17/2020	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200474D
08/17/2020	Committee
08/17/2020	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
08/25/2020	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
08/25/2020	Reported from Public Safety with amendments (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
08/25/2020	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
08/26/2020	Impact statement from DPB (HB5051)
08/31/2020	Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
09/02/2020	Read first time
09/03/2020	Read second time
09/03/2020	Committee amendments agreed to
09/03/2020	Engrossed by House as amended HB5051E
09/03/2020	Printed as engrossed 20200474D-E
09/04/2020	Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N)
09/04/2020	VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) (see vote tally)
09/09/2020	Constitutional reading dispensed
09/09/2020	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
09/11/2020	Impact statement from DPB (HB5051E)
09/16/2020	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
09/16/2020	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
09/16/2020	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
09/16/2020	Committee substitute printed 20201183D-S1
09/24/2020	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
09/24/2020	Impact statement from DPB (HB5051S1)
09/25/2020	Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)