SB 69

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Dec 28, 2023
  • Passed Senate Feb 13, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 28, 2024
  • Governor

Law-enforcement officers; minimum qualifications for positions of chief of police, etc.

Abstract

Minimum qualifications for law-enforcement officers; citizenship; waiver. Allows individuals who have been grantedDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by U.S. Citizenship and ImmigrationServices to qualify for the positions of chief of police, policeofficer of a locality, deputy sheriff, jail officer, and law-enforcementofficer. Current law allows only citizens of the United States toqualify for the named positions.

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Apr 17, 2024

Senate

Passed by for the day

Mar 20, 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

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Mar 07, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 04, 2024

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB69ER)

Senate

Enrolled

Feb 28, 2024

House

Read third time

House

VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)

House

Passed House (53-Y 47-N)

House

Pending question ordered

Feb 27, 2024

House

Read second time

Feb 23, 2024

House

Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N)

Feb 22, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)

Feb 19, 2024

House

Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

Feb 15, 2024

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

House

Read first time

Feb 13, 2024

Senate

Read second time and engrossed

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 12, 2024

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)

Jan 17, 2024

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N 6-A)

Senate

Rereferred to Courts of Justice

Jan 11, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB69)

Dec 28, 2023

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100992D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100992D PDF HTML
SB69ER PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB69FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB69F122.PDF PDF
Amendment: SB69AG HTML

Sources

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