VA HB776 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 27 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Minimum qualifications for law-enforcement officers; citizenship; waiver. Allows individuals who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence who have resided in the United States for no less than 60 months and who are both eligible for and have applied for United States citizenship to qualify for the positions of chief of police and all police officers of any locality, all deputy sheriffs and jail officers in the Commonwealth, and all law-enforcement officers. The bill allows any agency or department employing law-enforcement officers to hire, recruit, or refer an individual who is a citizen of the United States over another individual who meets such qualifications if such individuals are equally qualified. Current law only allows citizens of the United States to qualify for the named positions; the citizenship requirement can only be waived for good cause upon request of a sheriff or chief of police or the director or chief executive of any agency or department employing law-enforcement officers to the Department of Criminal Justice Services.

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Title

Law-enforcement officers; minimum qualifications, citizenship, waiver.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (Y: 55 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-17HouseHouse sustained Governor's veto
2024-03-27 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2024-03-27 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-27HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
2024-03-26HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-25SenateSigned by President
2024-03-25HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB776ER)
2024-03-25HouseEnrolled
2024-03-05SenatePassed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2024-03-05SenateRead third time
2024-03-04SenatePassed by for the day
2024-03-04SenateRead third time
2024-03-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-28SenateReported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
2024-02-19SenateRereferred to Courts of Justice
2024-02-19SenateRereferred from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
2024-02-02SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2024-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-01HouseVOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
2024-02-01HouseRead third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
2024-01-31HouseRead second time and engrossed
2024-01-30HouseRead first time
2024-01-26HouseReported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
2024-01-25HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
2024-01-19HouseAssigned PS sub: Public Safety
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Public Safety
2024-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102761D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1521705(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB776
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB776+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB776ER+hil
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB776AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB776F122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1502V0009+HB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H15V0022+HB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0186+HB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S07V0069+HB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0305+HB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0870HB0776+HB0776
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0964HB0776+HB0776

Bill Comments

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