Criminal Justice Services, Department of; definitions of law-enforcement officer.
Summary
Adds (i) members of the investigations unit designated by the State Inspector General to investigate allegations of criminal behavior affecting the operations of a state or nonstate agency and (ii) employees of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice with internal investigations authority to the definition of law-enforcement officer. Such members and employees would not be eligible for Line of Duty Act benefits.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Last action Mar 7, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Feb 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1599S1
legislature
Feb 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107345D-S1
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1599H1
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106032D-H1
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18105615D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
R. Steven Landes
RRepublican
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