Law-enforcement officer; duty to render aid, duty to report wrongdoing by another officer.
Summary
Law-enforcement officer; duty to render aid; duty to report wrongdoing by another law-enforcement officer; penalty. Requires any law-enforcement officer on duty who witnesses another person suffering from a serious bodily injury or a life-threatening condition to render aid and makes it a duty to report acts of wrongdoing committed by another law-enforcement officer. Any law-enforcement officer who fails to render such aid or report such acts of abuse, fraud, misconduct, or wrongdoing committed by another law-enforcement officer shall be subject to disciplinary action, including dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer of the law-enforcement officer. The bill also penalizes as a Class 1 misdemeanor the failure of any law-enforcement officer, who has actual knowledge of the commission on duty of a criminal offense by another law-enforcement officer, to report such wrongdoing, defined in the bill. The bill also amends the definition of "bias-based profiling" to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
Governor
Introduced Aug 21, 2020
Last action Sep 16, 2020
Floor votes · House of Delegates Sep 4, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Sep 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 3-N)
upper
Sep 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Sep 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N)
lower
Sep 3, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB5112E
lower
Sep 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Aug 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 7-N)
lower
Aug 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Aug 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Aug 21, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20200610D
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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