Virginia House Bill 1256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-26 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 4-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Detention and removal of a citizen from the Commonwealth by the federal government. Provides that the Secretary of Public Safety shall request from the U.S. Secretary of Defense that, when an agency of the federal government detains any United States citizen pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1541 et seq. as provided by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (P.L. 112-81, § 1021 [providing for detention of any person "who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored those responsible for those attacks" or "who was a part of or substantially supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners, including any person who has committed a belligerent act or has directly supported such hostilities in aid of such enemy forces"]), the U.S. Secretary of Defense shall provide notification within 24 hours of the detention to both the Secretary of Public Safety and the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality in which the citizen is detained and that the U.S. Secretary of Defense or his designee shall seek authorization from the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality in which the citizen is detained prior to removal of the citizen from the locality. The bill also provides that if the federal agency detaining any citizen pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act fails to comply with either such request, funds appropriated for implementation or continuation of memoranda of understanding entered into by cabinet secretaries shall be contingent upon authorization by an act of the General Assembly in a subsequent year. Finally, the bill authorizes the Governor to terminate any memorandum of understanding for noncompliance.

Detention and removal of U.S. citizen from State; SPS shall request notification within 24 hours.

Del. Benjamin Cline [R]

Del. Rick Morris [R]

2014-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-26	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 4-N)
2014-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2014-02-11	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2014-02-11	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2014-02-10	House	Printed as engrossed 14103827D-E
2014-02-10	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1256E
2014-02-10	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2014-02-10	House	Read second time
2014-02-08	House	Read first time
2014-02-07	House	Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2014-02-06	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2014-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2014-01-29	House	Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
2014-01-17	House	Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2014-01-17	House	Presented and ordered printed 14103827D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB1256
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB1256+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB1256E+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H1502V0018+HB1256
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H1502V0021+HB1256
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H15V0034+HB1256
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV0656+HB1256
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S03V0275+HB1256