Virginia House Bill 2121 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 13 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Law-enforcement officers; grounds for decertification. Provides that no person who becomes a law-enforcement officer on or after July 1, 2013, may have been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, including petit larceny, any misdemeanor sex offense, or any domestic assault. Additionally, any certified law-enforcement officer who has been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to any such crime shall be decertified by the Criminal Justice Services Board. The bill additionally requires a sheriff, chief of police, or agency administrator to notify the Criminal Justice Services Board in writing when any certified law-enforcement officer or jail officer who is currently employed is convicted of or pleads guilty or no contest to certain crimes. Notice is also required when a law-enforcement officer or jail officer resigns or is terminated in advance of a pending drug screening or conviction of an offense that requires decertification. Upon receiving notice, the Criminal Justice Services Board shall decertify such officer. Finally, the bill allows for the Department of Criminal Justice Services to waive decertification requirements for good cause.

Law-enforcement officers; grounds for decertification, DCJS authorized to waive requirements.

Del. Todd Gilbert [R]	Del. George Loupassi [R]	Del. Onzlee Ware [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]
Del. David Ramadan [R]

2013-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-13		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307)
2013-03-13		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 307 (effective 7/1/13)
2013-02-21	Senate	Signed by President
2013-02-21	House	Signed by Speaker
2013-02-21	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2121ER)
2013-02-21	House	Enrolled
2013-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2013-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2013-02-12	Senate	Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
2013-02-01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2013-02-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2013-01-31	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2013-01-31	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2013-01-30	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2121H1
2013-01-30	House	Committee substitute agreed to 13104539D-H1
2013-01-30	House	Read second time
2013-01-29	House	Passed by for the day
2013-01-28	House	Read first time
2013-01-25	House	Committee substitute printed 13104539D-H1
2013-01-25	House	Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2013-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2013-01-15	House	Assigned MPPS sub: #2
2013-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2013-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102159D

SB1026 (Same As) 2013-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0468)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	1705	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	1707	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB2121
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2121+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2121H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2121ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0307+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H1502V0010+HB2121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H15V0034+HB2121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0419+HB2121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S07V0076+HB2121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0556HB2121+HB2121
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0572HB2121+HB2121