HB 845 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Law-enforcement officer definition; certain employees of Washington Metro Area Transit Authority.

Summary

Definition of law-enforcement officer; certain employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Adds special agents employed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Office of the Inspector General to the definition of law-enforcement officer. The bill also grants such individuals the same authority and power as sheriffs to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth. Such individuals shall not be eligible for Line of Duty Act benefits.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Last action Feb 27, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House of Delegates. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB845H2

lower

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107912D-H2

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2020

Committee

Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government

lower

Jan 24, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jan 24, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 4-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 22, 2020

Committee

Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

lower

Jan 16, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

Jan 16, 2020

Committee

Referred from General Laws

lower

Jan 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Jan 7, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101768D

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor