VA SB69 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Minimum qualifications for law-enforcement officers; citizenship; waiver. Allows individuals who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to qualify for the positions of chief of police, police officer of a locality, deputy sheriff, jail officer, and law-enforcement officer. Current law allows only citizens of the United States to qualify for the named positions.

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Title

Law-enforcement officers; minimum qualifications for positions of chief of police, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) (Y: 53 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N 6-A) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-17SenateSenate sustained Governor's veto
2024-04-17SenatePassed by for the day
2024-03-20 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-07SenateSigned by President
2024-03-04HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-04SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER)
2024-03-04SenateEnrolled
2024-02-28HouseVOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
2024-02-28HousePassed House (53-Y 47-N)
2024-02-28HousePending question ordered
2024-02-28HouseRead third time
2024-02-27HouseRead second time
2024-02-23HouseReported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N)
2024-02-22HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
2024-02-19HouseAssigned PS sub: Public Safety
2024-02-15HouseReferred to Committee on Public Safety
2024-02-15HouseRead first time
2024-02-15HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-13SenatePassed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2024-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-13SenateRead second time and engrossed
2024-02-12SenateReported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
2024-01-17SenateRereferred to Courts of Justice
2024-01-17SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N 6-A)
2023-12-28SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2023-12-28SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100992D

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+SB69
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB69+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB69ER+hil
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB69AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB69F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB69FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S12V0006+SB0069
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0143+SB0069
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0434SB0069+SB0069
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0435SB0069+SB0069
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0431SB0069+SB0069
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1502V0040+SB0069
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H15V0119+SB0069
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1267+SB0069

Bill Comments

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