SB 145 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Special conservators of peace; armed security officer registration.

Summary
Criminal Justice Services Board; special conservatorsof the peace and private security services business personnel; patrolrifle training. Requires the compulsory minimum, entry-level,and in-service training standards for armed special conservatorsof the peace established by the Criminal Justice Services Board toinclude patrol rifle classroom training. The bill also requires theregulations adopted by the Board establishing training standardsfor persons employed by private security services businesses to allowa special conservator of the peace who (i) has completed entry-levelhandgun training for special conservators of the peace, (ii) is employedby an institution of higher education that has a memorandum of understandingwith the local law-enforcement agency, and (iii) has the approvalof the attorney for the Commonwealth responsible for the jurisdictionwhere he is employed to complete the entry-level patrol rifle classroomtraining required as part of the firearm training for private securityservices business personnel who carry or have immediate access toa firearm while on duty regardless of whether such individual hassuccessfully completed security officer handgun training.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 5, 2024 Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 577 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB145ER)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Chris Head
Chris Head
RRepublican
VA
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