2014 SESSION

Convened January 8, 2014
Adjourned sine die March 8, 2014
Reconvened April 23, 2014
Adjourned sine die April 23, 2014

COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SAFETY

(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation

(C) Carried over to 2015 Session

Active Shooter Local Law-Enforcement Training Grant Fund; created. Adding § 9.1-110.1. (Patron-Webert, HB 337 (F))

Auxiliary police officers; minimum training standards shall include optional firearms training requirements. Amending § 9.1-102. (Patron-Comstock, HB 1174 (F))

Central station dispatchers, certain; exempt from training requirements if employed by central station that is certified by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Adding § 9.1-140.01. (Patron-Watkins, SB 85 (Chapter 610))

Conservators of the peace, special; various changes to laws providing for appointment, definitions. Amending §§ 9.1-101, 9.1-150.2, and 19.2-13. (Patron-Norment, SB 495 (C))

Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program; eligibility for volunteer appointments. Amending § 9.1-151. (Patron-Marsden, SB 592 (Chapter 636))

Criminal Justice Services, Department of; human trafficking policy. Amending § 9.1-102. (Patron-BaCote, HB 595 (F))

Criminal Justice Services, Department of; human trafficking policy, Department shall publish and disseminate a model policy or guideline for law-enforcement personnel involved in criminal investigations or assigned to vehicle or street patrol duties. Amending § 9.1-102. (Patron-Obenshain, SB 654 (Chapter 265))

Criminal Justice Services, Department of; included in definition of criminal justice agency. Amending § 9.1-101. (Patron-Miller, HB 860 (F); Miller, HB 861 (Chapter 342))

False advertisement for regulated services; notice, penalty. Amending § 59.1-200; adding § 9.1-149.1. (Patron-Albo, HB 280 (Chapter 396))

Forensic Science Board; membership of Scientific Advisory Committee. Amending § 9.1-1111. (Patron-Morris, HB 517 (Chapter 102); McDougle, SB 342 (Chapter 253))

High school equivalency examinations; replaces references throughout Code to General Education Development (GED) program or test with new terminology. Amending §§ 9.1-185.4, 9.1-186.4, 15.2-1705, 22.1-5, 22.1-223, 22.1-224, 22.1-225, 22.1-253.13:3, 22.1-253.13:4, 22.1-254, 22.1-254.2, 22.1-302, 23-7.4:5, 30-231.01 through 30-231.3, 30-231.8, 53.1-10, 63.2-608, and 66-3. (Patron-Byron, HB 1007 (Chapter 84))

Law-enforcement officer; sworn municipal park rangers added to definition of officer. Amending § 9.1-101. (Patron-Norment, SB 451 (C))

Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; definition of law-enforcement officer. Amending § 9.1-500. (Patron-Surovell, HB 327 (F))

Line of Duty Act; creates Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Fund and provides for funding of Line of Duty claims. Amending §§ 9.1-401, 9.1-402, 9.1-403, 9.1-404, 9.1-405, and 58.1-662; adding §§ 9.1-400.1 and 9.1-400.2. (Patron-Sickles, HB 1230 (F); Carrico, SB 289 (C); Puckett, SB 493 (I) See SB289)

Offenses requiring registration; withdrawal of plea by certain defendants, indictment, warrant, or information that does not allege victim of offense was minor, physically helpless, or mentally incapacitated. Amending § 9.1-902. (Patron-Norment, SB 537 (Chapter 546))

Private security services businesses; exception for certified public accountants. Amending § 9.1-140. (Patron-Peace, HB 897 (Chapter 214))

Private security services businesses; exempt from training requirements established by Department of Criminal Justice Services, exemption not granted to persons whose employment was terminated due to misconduct or incompetence. Amending § 9.1-141. (Patron-Robinson, HB 609 (Chapter 32))

Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Veterans and Defense Affairs, Secretaries of; transfer of certain powers and duties, report. Amending §§ 2.2-200, 2.2-212, 2.2-213.2, 2.2-221, 2.2-221.1, 2.2-230, 2.2-231, 2.2-2004, 2.2-2101, 2.2-2338, 2.2-2666.1, 2.2-2666.2, 2.2-2666.3, 2.2-2699.5, 2.2-2715, 9.1-202, 9.1-203, 9.1-407, 44-146.18:2, 53.1-155.1, 58.1-344.3, 62.1-44.34:25, and 66-2; adding §§ 2.2-222.1, 2.2-222.2, and 2.2-222.3; repealing §§ 2.2-232 and 2.2-233. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 730 (Chapter 115); Reeves, SB 381 (Chapter 490))

Public safety employees; testing for blood-borne pathogens. Amending § 32.1-45.2. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 395 (Chapter 275))

Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity (RCIP) program; transfers administration from Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to Executive Director of Department of Fire Programs, sale of cigarettes with reduced ignition propensity, civil penalties. Amending § 58.1-1003.3; adding §§ 9.1-209 through 9.1-217; repealing §§ 59.1-293.1 through 59.1-293.9. (Patron-Marsh, SB 494 (Chapter 370))

Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; certain localities allowed to receive money from Fund for operating their criminal justice academies, fees charged by locality, operation of a certified independent criminal justice academy as of July 1, 2012. Amending § 9.1-106. (Patron-Helsel, HB 1049 (Chapter 431); Locke, SB 597 (Chapter 375))

School resource officers; each local school board to place officer in each public elementary and secondary school. Amending §§ 9.1-110 and 58.1-4022; adding § 22.1-279.10. (Patron-Ramadan, HB 66 (F))

School Safety, Virginia Center for; Center required to use definition of bullying for purposes of training on evidence-based antibullying tactics. Amending § 9.1-184. (Patron-McClellan, HB 1187 (Chapter 92))

School Safety, Virginia Center for; changes name to Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety. Amending §§ 9.1-102, 9.1-184, 22.1-79.4, and 22.1-279.8. (Patron-Hodges, HB 563 (Chapter 7); Howell, SB 390 (Chapter 158))

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; Attorney General to annually prepare pamphlet listing and summarizing laws containing requirements and prohibitions relevant to persons required to register and communicate pamphlet to Department of State Police and Department of Corrections. Adding § 9.1-923. (Patron-Marsden, SB 553 (C))

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration of juveniles, petition for removal from Registry. Amending §§ 9.1-902 and 9.1-910. (Patron-Albo, HB 523 (F))

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; Superintendent of State Police to establish and maintain a supplement to Registry (Robby’s Rule). Adding § 9.1-923. (Patron-Ramadan, HB 195 (F))

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; amends Act, solicitation of prostitution from minors, pandering, Class 4 felony. Amending §§ 9.1-902 and 18.2-355. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HB 235 (Chapter 649); Obenshain, SB 454 (Chapter 706))

Sex offenders; a person required to register with Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry who changed name prior to July 1, 2014, must reregister in person with local law-enforcement agency within three days of July 1, 2014, following a change of name. Amending §§ 9.1-903 and 9.1-908. (Patron-Ramadan, HB 1251 (Chapter 677))

Training, Committee on, within Department of Criminal Justice Services; increases membership. Amending § 9.1-112. (Patron-Head, HB 1002 (Chapter 83); Vogel, SB 391 (Chapter 535))

Virginia Fire Services Board; Board shall meet no more than six times per year. Amending § 9.1-202. (Patron-Bulova, HB 561 (Chapter 31); Cosgrove, SB 282 (Chapter 820))