SB 1150 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Warrants; issuance by magistrates.

Summary
Provides that a magistrate may not issue an arrest warrant for a misdemeanor offense where the accused is a law-enforcement officer and the alleged offense arises out of the performance of his public duties upon the basis of a complaint by a person other than a law-enforcement officer or an animal control officer without prior authorization by the attorney for the Commonwealth or by a law-enforcement agency. The bill provides for the appointment of an attorney for the Commonwealth from outside the jurisdiction if a conflict of interest exists for the attorney for the Commonwealth having jurisdiction.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2019 Last action Mar 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 15, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 15, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House (91-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 2, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100889D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors