Summonses; authority of local government employees to issue for violations of local ordinances.
Summary
Authority of local government employees to issue summonses for misdemeanor violations of local ordinances. Permits localities to appoint and train local government employees to enforce local ordinances by issuing summonses for misdemeanor violations of ordinances that are within the scope of the employee's employment with the exception of traffic offenses and those offenses set forth in Title 18.2, Crimes and Offenses Generally. The bill provides that such employees shall not have the power and authority of constables at common law and their power shall be limited to issuing such summonses in their locality.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 4, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Mar 4, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 144 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1213S1
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108191D-S1
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1213E
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Heretick agreed to
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (19-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102237D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve E. Heretick
DDemocratic
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