VA SB1217 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Private police departments. Defines "private police department" as any police department that employs private police officers operated by an entity authorized by statute or an act of assembly to establish a private police department. The bill provides that the authority of a private police department is limited to real property owned, leased, or controlled by the entity and, if approved by the local chief of police or sheriff, any contiguous property. The bill also provides that private police departments and private police officers shall be subject to and comply with the relevant laws and regulations governing municipal police departments and shall meet the minimum compulsory training requirements for law-enforcement officers. The bill provides further that any private police department in existence on January 1, 2013, that was not otherwise established by statute or an act of assembly and whose status as a private police department was recognized by the Department of Criminal Justice Services at that time may continue to operate as a private police department. provided that it complies with the necessary requirements. The private police departments so recognized by the Department are the Aquia Harbor Police Department, the Babcock and Wilcox Police Department, the Bridgewater Airpark Police Department, the Carilion Police and Security Services Department, the Kings Dominion Park Police Department, the Kingsmill Police Department, the Lake Monticello Police Department, the Massanutten Police Department, and the Wintergreen Police Department. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.

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Title

Private police department; definition.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-19 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-13 - House - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224)
2015-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 224 (effective 3/16/15)
2015-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-26SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
2015-02-26SenateSigned by President
2015-02-24HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-24SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1217ER)
2015-02-24SenateEnrolled
2015-02-19SenateHouse amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-19SenatePassed by temporarily
2015-02-17HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-17HousePassed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-17HouseEngrossed by House as amended
2015-02-17HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2015-02-17HouseRead third time
2015-02-16HouseRead second time
2015-02-13HouseReported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2015-02-06HouseAssigned MPPS sub: #2
2015-01-30HouseReferred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2015-01-30HouseRead first time
2015-01-30HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-01-27SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2015-01-26SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1217S1
2015-01-26SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104082D-S1
2015-01-26SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-01-26SenateRead second time
2015-01-23SenatePassed by for the day
2015-01-23SenateReconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
2015-01-23SenatePassed by for the day
2015-01-23SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2015-01-22SenateIncorporates SB939
2015-01-21SenateCommittee substitute printed 15104082D-S1
2015-01-21SenateReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2015-01-14SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-01-14SenatePrefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/14/15 15102661D

Same As/Similar To

HB1606 (Same As) 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195)
SB939 (Same As) 2015-01-21 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
223701(n/a)See Bill Text
91101(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB1217
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1217+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1217S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1217ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0224+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S03V0073+SB1217
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0081SB1217+SB1217
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0082SB1217+SB1217
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0106SB1217+SB1217
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H1502V0025+SB1217
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H15V0078+SB1217
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2381+SB1217
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0622SB1217+SB1217

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