Virginia Senate Bill 1440 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-01 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Civil action for unlawful acts of force or failure to intervene by a law-enforcement officer or correctional officer. Creates a civil action for the use of unlawful acts of force, including deadly force, or failure to intervene as required by law, by a law-enforcement officer or correctional officer while performing his duties for a public entity or private police department. The bill also provides that a public entity or private police department employing such officer is liable for any injuries sustained by the injured party as a result of the officer's actions if they occurred in the ordinary course of the employer's business. Sovereign immunity would not apply to such claims.

Law-enforcement officer, etc.; civil action for unlawful acts of force or failure to intervene.

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2021-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-01	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
2021-02-01	Senate	Committee amendments
2021-01-18	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-01-18	Senate	Introduced bill reprinted 21102785D
2021-01-18	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 21102785D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	42.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1440
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1440+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+SB1440ASC
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S03V0108+SB1440