Virginia House Bill 5128 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on August 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-09 - Left in Public Safety
Pending: House Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties; de-escalation training. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) to establish training standards and publish and periodically update model policies for law-enforcement personnel on de-escalation techniques and practices, including guidelines for the use of force continuum and the risks of using neck restraints, such as chokeholds, carotid restraints, and lateral vascular neck restraints. The bill also requires the Department to establish compulsory minimum training standards for certification and recertification of law-enforcement officers on de-escalation techniques and practices that include guidelines on the use of force continuum and training on the risks of using neck restraints, such as chokeholds, carotid restraints, and lateral vascular neck restraints.

Criminal Justice Services, Department of; powers and duties, de-escalation training.

Del. William Wampler [R]	Del. Robert Bell [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]	Del. James Edmunds [R]
Del. Todd Gilbert [R]	Del. Tony Wilt [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-09	House	Left in Public Safety
2020-08-25	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2020-08-25	House	Presented and ordered printed 20200074D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
9	1	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+sum+HB5128
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+HB5128+hil