HB 637

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 08, 2024
  • Passed Senate Mar 04, 2024
  • Governor

Substantial Risk Order Training Program; Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish.

Abstract

Substantial risk orders; training program. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a Substantial Risk Order Training Program for the purposes of training law-enforcement agencies and other public institutions throughout the Commonwealth to use and implement the substantial risk order law. The bill states that the programming shall provide training regarding proper procedures to follow, the circumstances under which the law can be used, the benefits to public safety from proper use of the law, and the harm that may ensue from the law not being used when lawfully available. The Program shall also include efforts to educate the public on and increase awareness of the substantial risk order law.

Substantial risk orders; training program.Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establisha Substantial Risk Order Training Program for the purposes of traininglaw-enforcement agencies, judiciary staff, and other public institutionsthroughout the Commonwealth to use and implement the substantialrisk order law. The bill states that the programming shall providetraining regarding proper procedures to follow, the circumstancesunder which the law can be used, the benefits to public safety fromproper use of the law, and the harm that may ensue from the law notbeing used when lawfully available. The Program shall also includeefforts to educate the public on and increase awareness of the substantialrisk order law. Under the bill, $2 million of funds allocated tothe Commonwealth pursuant to the federal Byrne State Crisis InterventionProgram shall be used for Program purposes.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Apr 17, 2024

House

House sustained Governor's veto

Mar 26, 2024

Office of the Governor

Vetoed by Governor

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Mar 08, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB637ER)

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2024

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB637ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Mar 04, 2024

Senate

Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)

Senate

Read third time

Mar 01, 2024

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Read third time

Feb 29, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 28, 2024

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)

Feb 26, 2024

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)

Feb 09, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 08, 2024

House

Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)

House

VOTE: Passage (51-Y 46-N)

Feb 07, 2024

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB637H1

House

Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 24106557D-H1

House

Committee on Public Safety amendments rejected

House

Read second time

Feb 06, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB637H1)

House

Read first time

Feb 02, 2024

House

Committee substitute printed 24106557D-H1

House

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

Jan 31, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 26, 2024

House

Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

Jan 25, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N)

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 24, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB637)

Jan 16, 2024

House

Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

Jan 09, 2024

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105028D

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105028D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24106557D-H1 PDF HTML
HB637ER PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB637FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB637FH1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB637F122.PDF PDF
Amendment: HB637AHR HTML
Amendment: HB637AH HTML
Amendment: HB637AG HTML

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