Law-enforcement officers; training standards.
Summary
Training standards for law-enforcement officers; comprehensive harm reduction program; drug use. Requires theDepartment of Criminal Justice Services to establish training standardsand publish and periodically update model policies for law-enforcementpersonnel for a comprehensive harm reduction program that promotesscientifically proven methods of mitigating health risks associatedwith drug use and other high-risk behaviors, including the use ofnaloxone or other opioid antagonists to prevent opioid overdose deaths,in coordination with statewide naloxone training programs developedby the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Servicesand the Virginia Department of Health.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 21, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Mar 26, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 141 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB586ER)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB586E
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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