VA HB1712 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Delegates: Watts, Hope, Hodges
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Delegates: Watts, Hope, Hodges
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Arrest of certain persons with or without a warrant not required. Provides that no law-enforcement officer with the power to arrest is required to arrest an individual who is currently subject to an emergency custody order, temporary detention order, or involuntary admission (i) for an offense committed in his presence or (ii) based on probable cause, personal observations, the reasonable complaint of a person who observed the alleged offense, or upon person investigation. The bill further provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General, shall (a) provide and require in-person or virtual training to all law-enforcement agencies and officers and (b) provide information to advise attorneys for the Commonwealth on the provisions of the bill and other existing statutes related to the arrest and prosecution of persons with mental or behavioral health disorders by January 1, 2026. The bill requires any person employed as a law-enforcement officer prior to January 1, 2026, to complete such training by July 1, 2026, and biennially thereafter, and any person employed as a law-enforcement officer after January 1, 2026, to complete the training within one year of his date of hire and biennially thereafter. Lastly, the bill directs the Criminal Justice Services Board to promulgate regulations pursuant to relevant law requiring in-person or virtual training to special conservators of the peace on the provisions of the bill and other existing statutes related to the arrest and prosecution of persons with mental or behavioral health disorders by January 1, 2026. The bill requires any person appointed as a special conservator of the peace prior to January 1, 2026, to complete the training by July 1, 2026, and biennially thereafter, and any person appointed as a special conservator of the peace after January 1, 2026, to complete the training within one year of his appointment and biennially thereafter.As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission.
Title
Persons, certain; definitions, arrest with or without a warrant not required.
Sponsors
| Del. Vivian Watts [D] | Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D] | Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D] | Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D] |
| Del. Marcia Price [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-02-19 - Senate - Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-18 - House - Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N) (Y: 2 N: 94 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-14 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-02-12 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-24 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-18 - House - Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N) (Y: 2 N: 94 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-14 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-02-12 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-24 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | House | Delegates: Watts, Hope, Hodges |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senators: Deeds, Perry, Stanley |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2025-02-20 | House | House acceded to request |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate requested conference committee |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N) |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1712) |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 25107341D-S1 |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House (56-Y 41-N) |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-02-02 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1712) |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Committee substitute printed 25106008D-H1 |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 6-N) |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1712) |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103602D |
