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2009 SESSION

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SB 1374 Polygraph examiners; only a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer shall operate device.

Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; regulation of polygraph examiners.  Authorizes a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer to operate, in the course of his employment with a law-enforcement agency, any instrument or device to detect deception or verify the truth of statements that does not meet the minimum instrumentation requirements set forth in § 54.1-1805, provided such officer is certified by the manufacturer of the instrument to operate such instrument. The bill specifies that no law-enforcement officer may use the instrument or device for internal or pre-employment investigations. This bill is identical to HB 1613.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/09  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091421320  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/09  Senate: Floor substitute printed 096015320-S1 (Ruff)  pdf
• 03/04/09  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1374ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/14/09  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091421320
• 01/14/09  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/28/09  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 4-N 3-A)
• 01/30/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/09  Senate: Read second time
• 02/02/09  Senate: Floor substitute printed 096015320-S1 (Ruff)
• 02/02/09  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/02/09  Senate: Substitute by Senator Ruff agreed to 096015320-S1
• 02/02/09  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1374S1
• 02/03/09  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
• 02/12/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/09  House: Read first time
• 02/12/09  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 02/20/09  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/09  House: Read second time
• 02/24/09  House: Read third time
• 02/24/09  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/09  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/09  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/09  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1374ER)
• 03/04/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/06/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/30/09  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/07/09  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/08/09  Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (19-Y 20-N)
• 04/08/09  Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto