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2023 SESSION

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HB 1459 Law-enforcement officers, retired state; retention of badge.

Introduced by: Tony O. Wilt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Retired state law-enforcement officers; retention of badge. Provides that on and after July 1, 2023, upon the retirement of a state law-enforcement officer who is not a State Police officer, the employing department or agency shall, upon request of the retiree, award the retiree his badge or other insignia of his office for permanent keeping, provided that the employing department or agency has the badge or insignia mounted in such a manner that it will be impossible for anyone to display such badge or insignia upon his person. Under current law, only a State Police officer may keep a mounted badge or insignia after his retirement.

FULL TEXT

• 12/23/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100621D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/15/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1459ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/16/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/23/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100621D
• 12/23/22  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
• 01/17/23  House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/19/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/23  House: Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 2-N)
• 01/24/23  House: Read first time
• 01/25/23  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/26/23  House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 8-N)
• 01/26/23  House: VOTE: Passage (90-Y 8-N)
• 01/27/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/27/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/08/23  Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/13/23  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/23  House: Enrolled
• 02/15/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1459ER)
• 02/15/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/16/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/27/23  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2023
• 02/27/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/16/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 26 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/16/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026)