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HB 151 Conservators of the peace, special; authority.
Introduced by: Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Special conservators of the peace; authority; insurance. Replaces the powers that may be provided in the power of appointment for a special conservator of the peace (SCOP), which currently may include all powers, functions, duties, responsibilities, and authority of any other conservator of the peace, with only the duties for which the SCOP is qualified by training established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill requires the order of appointment to provide that such duties shall be exercised only in the geographical limitations specified by the court. The bill requires that the order delineate a limit beyond which the SCOP may not effectuate an arrest following a close pursuit. The bill prohibits all SCOPs from using the word "police" and all SCOPs other than those employed by a state agency from using the seal of the Commonwealth on their equipment in the performance of their duties. The bill provides for certain exceptions from its provisions for SCOPs employed by the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Commission and the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority, provided that such SCOPs meet all the requirements for law-enforcement officers, including the minimum compulsory training requirements.
FULL TEXT
- 12/20/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101359D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18106001D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/18 House: Conference substitute printed 18107974D-H2 pdf
- 03/10/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB151ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments rejected
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 12/20/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101359D
- 12/20/17 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/15/18 House: Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/25/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/18 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18106001D-H1
- 01/30/18 House: Read first time
- 01/31/18 House: Read second time
- 01/31/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18106001D-H1
- 01/31/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB151H1
- 02/01/18 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/18 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/01/18 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE 2 (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (10-Y 3-N)
- 02/16/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/18 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/21/18 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/21/18 Senate: Amendments #1, #2 by Senator Reeves withdrawn
- 02/21/18 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/21/18 Senate: Amendments #3, #4, #5 by Senator Reeves agreed to
- 02/21/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/21/18 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/23/18 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 96-N 1-A)
- 02/23/18 House: VOTE:REJECTED (0-Y 96-N 1-A)
- 02/27/18 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/18 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/28/18 House: House acceded to request
- 02/28/18 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/28/18 House: Delegates: Fowler, Cline, Kory
- 03/01/18 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/01/18 Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Howell, Norment
- 03/06/18 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/06/18 House: Conference substitute printed 18107974D-H2
- 03/06/18 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/18 House: Enrolled
- 03/10/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB151ER)
- 03/10/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
- 03/20/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/06/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 792 (effective 7/1/18)
- 04/06/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)