Sheriffs; standard motor vehicle markings.
Summary
Requires that all marked motor vehicles used by sheriffs' offices conspicuously display on each front side door of such vehicles the words "Sheriff's Office" or "Sheriff" and the name of the county or city. Current law requires such vehicles to be solid dark brown or some other solid color, with a reflectorized gold, five-point star on each front side door and requires that the lettering on such stars say "Sheriff's Office" or "Sheriff" in a half-circle above the Seal of the Commonwealth or the seal of the jurisdiction. Current law also requires that the name of the county or city be placed in a half-circle below the Seal and the words "Sheriff's Office" or "Sheriff" be placed on the rear of the trunk.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Signed Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 8, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 298 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2585EH1
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Gilbert agreed to
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104778D-H1
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102659D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Gilbert
RRepublican
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