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SB 1539 Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims by police departments and sheriffs offices.
Introduced by: Robert Hurt | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims; police departments and sheriffs offices. Provides that when a police department or sheriff's office is the last employer of the deceased or disabled person, then the department or office may conduct the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the deceased or disabled person and report the findings to the Comptroller. The Comptroller, Attorney General or chief officer of the department may request that the State Police perform the investigation. Currently all investigations of the circumstances must be conducted by the Virginia Department of State Police. This bill is identical to HB 2626.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 098739250 pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 098739250-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1539ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/23/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 098739250
- 01/23/09 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/03/09 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/09/09 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/09 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/10/09 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/10/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1539E
- 02/10/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 098739250-E
- 02/10/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/09 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/09 House: Read first time
- 02/13/09 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 (SB1539ER)
- 03/04/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 580 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)