HB 833

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2022
  • Passed House Feb 07, 2022
  • Passed Senate Mar 08, 2022
  • Governor

Group violence intervention; definition, Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund created.

Abstract

Group violence intervention; establishment of Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund. Creates the Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund (the Fund) to be managed by the Office of the Attorney General. The bill provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used to implement violent crime reduction strategies, to provide training for law-enforcement officers and prosecutors, to provide equipment for law-enforcement agencies, and to award grants to organizations that are involved in group violence intervention efforts. The bill defines "group violence intervention" as comprehensive law-enforcement, prosecutorial, and community-based initiatives, substantially similar to Operation Ceasefire as implemented in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Gang Reduction Programs implemented in Los Angeles, California, and Richmond.

Group Violence Intervention Board; Divisionof Group Violence Intervention; Project Ceasefire Grant Fund; ProjectExit Grant Fund; report. Establishes the Group Violence InterventionBoard to coordinate and assist federal, state, and local group violenceintervention efforts. The bill also establishes within the Departmentof Criminal Justice Services (the Department) the Division of GroupViolence Intervention (the Division), to be headed by an executivedirector appointed by the Director of the Department. The bill providesthat the Division is responsible for (i) coordinating the effortsof members of state and local law enforcement, community members,and social services providers to combat group violence; (ii) servingas a clearinghouse for research, best practices, and strategies thatmay be utilized in the implementation, execution, and evaluationof group violence interventions; and (iii) implementing and administeringvarious federal, state, and local grant funds that aid group violenceintervention efforts. Finally, the bill creates the Project CeasefireGrant Fund, which provides money to organizations that are involvedin group violence intervention efforts, and creates the Project ExitGrant Fund, which provides money to organizations that assist formergang members or individuals attempting to leave gangs.

Bill Sponsors (51)

Votes


Actions


Mar 12, 2022

House

Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455

House

Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455

Mar 10, 2022

House

Conferees appointed by House

House

House acceded to request

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Senate

Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

House

House acceded to request

Senate

Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)

House

Conferees appointed by House

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

Mar 09, 2022

House

VOTE: Rejected (10-Y 88-N)

House

VOTE: Rejected (10-Y 88-N)

House

Senate substitute rejected by House 22107518D-S1 (10-Y 88-N)

House

Senate substitute rejected by House 22107518D-S1 (10-Y 88-N)

Mar 08, 2022

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 22107518D-S1

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB833S1

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 10-N)

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 10-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB833S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 22107518D-S1

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Mar 07, 2022

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB833S1)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB833S1)

Mar 03, 2022

Senate

Committee substitute printed 22107518D-S1

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 22107518D-S1

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N)

Mar 02, 2022

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Feb 08, 2022

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Feb 07, 2022

House

Read third time

House

Passed House (59-Y 40-N)

House

Pending question ordered

House

Read third time

House

VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N)

House

Passed House (59-Y 40-N)

House

Pending question ordered

House

VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N)

Feb 04, 2022

House

Committee substitute agreed to 22105233D-H1

House

Read second time

House

Read second time

House

Committee substitute agreed to 22105233D-H1

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB833H1

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB833H1

Feb 03, 2022

House

Passed by for the day

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB833H1)

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB833H1)

House

Read second time

House

Passed by for the day

House

Read second time

Feb 02, 2022

House

Read first time

House

Read first time

Jan 31, 2022

House

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

House

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

Jan 29, 2022

House

Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

House

Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

Jan 28, 2022

House

Committee substitute printed 22105233D-H1

House

Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 22105233D-H1

Jan 27, 2022

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 25, 2022

House

Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2

House

Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2

Jan 12, 2022

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101707D

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101707D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
HB833 PDF HTML
HB833H1 PDF HTML
HB833S1 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB833FS1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB833FH1122.PDF PDF

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