HB 2363

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2025
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Corrections, Dept. of; designated employees with same power as sheriff or law-enforcement officer.

Abstract

Department of Corrections; designated employees with same power as sheriff or law-enforcement officer. Allows the Department of Corrections to designate employees to have the same power as a sheriff or a law-enforcement officer for the purpose of enforcing the criminal laws of the Commonwealth. Under current law, the Department can designate such employees with internal investigations authority to have such law-enforcement powers in the investigations of allegations of criminal behavior affecting the operations of the Department. Accordingly, the bill makes technical changes to additional sections that reference such designated employees such as in the definition of a law-enforcement officer used in various places throughout the Code and for the purposes of the Line of Duty Act, assault and battery of a law-enforcement officer, retired law-enforcement officers being able to carry a concealed handgun, and certain retired law-enforcement officers being able to purchase their service handgun or other weapon.

A BILL to amend and reenact ยงยง 9.1-101, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 9.1-400, 18.2-57, 18.2-308.016, 53.1-10, and 59.1-148.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Corrections; designated employees with same power as sheriff or law-enforcement officer.

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Feb 05, 2025

House

Left in Public Safety

Jan 31, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2363)

Jan 30, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N)

Jan 21, 2025

House

Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

Jan 08, 2025

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102099D

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2363) PDF

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