Virginia Code | Chapter 9 Article 1 | Senate | Passed

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
VA	SB367	Pass	Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement established. Creates the Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement whose purpose is to study ways to enhance the ability of law-enforcement officers throughout the Commonwealth to combat the illegal m... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 771 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB547	Pass	Law-enforcement training; individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish compulsory minimum and in-service training standards for law-enforcement officers on communicating with individuals... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 773 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB145	Pass	Special conservators of the peace; armed security officer registration. Provides that a special conservator of the peace may possess simultaneous registration with the Department of Criminal Justice Services as an armed security officer and shall mai... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 577 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB207	Pass	Universal certification for certain law-enforcement officers. Provides that any sworn law-enforcement officer with at least one year of experience (i) whose training qualifications meet or exceed current training standards established by the Board of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 581 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB88	Pass	Decertification of law-enforcement officers and jail officers. Makes various changes to the provisions related to decertification of law-enforcement officers and jail officers. The bill provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may co... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 494 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB649	Pass	Line of Duty Act; payment of benefits. Increases from $25,000 to $75,000 the death benefit payout under the Virginia Line of Duty Act for a death caused by occupational cancer, respiratory disease, or hypertension or heart disease for those deaths th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)
VA	SB650	Pass	Department of Fire Programs; work group; options for local government employees who respond to emergencies with toxic material exposure. Directs the Department of Fire Programs to convene a work group to identify and analyze options to help ensure th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0363)
VA	SB630	Pass	Public safety officer; Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor; dispatcher. Adds a dispatcher, including a dispatcher employed by the Department of State Police, to the definition of a public safety officer for purposes of possible selection by the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253)