Virginia House Bill 1459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 16 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Retired state law-enforcement officers; retention of badge. Provides that on and after July 1, 2023, upon the retirement of a state law-enforcement officer who is not a State Police officer, the employing department or agency shall, upon request of the retiree, award the retiree his badge or other insignia of his office for permanent keeping, provided that the employing department or agency has the badge or insignia mounted in such a manner that it will be impossible for anyone to display such badge or insignia upon his person. Under current law, only a State Police officer may keep a mounted badge or insignia after his retirement.

Law-enforcement officers, retired state; retention of badge.

Del. Tony Wilt [R]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (90-Y 8-N) (Y: 90 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-16		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026)
2023-03-16		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 26 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-02-27		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-02-27	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2023
2023-02-16	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-15	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-15	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1459ER)
2023-02-15	House	Enrolled
2023-02-13	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-27	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-26	House	VOTE: Passage (90-Y 8-N)
2023-01-26	House	Read third time and passed House (90-Y 8-N)
2023-01-25	House	Read second time and engrossed
2023-01-24	House	Read first time
2023-01-20	House	Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 2-N)
2023-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-17	House	Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2
2022-12-23	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2022-12-23	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100621D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
9	1	1000	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1459
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1459+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1459ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0026+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1459F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1459FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1502V0004+HB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H15V0003+HB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1105+HB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0201+HB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0418HB1459+HB1459
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0423HB1459+HB1459