Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; breach of procedures.
Summary
Prohibits evidence gathered through the conduct of an interrogation that violates the provisions of the Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act from being admissible in any case against a firefighter or emergency medical services personnel.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 1, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102475D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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