Virginia House Bill 1022
Session 2024
Law-enforcement officers, certain; universal certification, necessary training.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 5, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1022
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Tony O. Wilt
grade
Primary
Cosponsor
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
House Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Didn't Vote
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Didn't Vote
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Reaser, Atoosa R.
Yes
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Summary
Universal licensure for certain law-enforcementofficers. Provides that any sworn federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer with at least three years of experience whose training qualificationsmeet or exceed current training standards established by the Boardof Criminal Justice Services and who has not had a break in serviceof more than three years, and is leaving the transferring agency in good standing, shall be eligible for employment within the Commonwealthor its political subdivisions.
Universal licensure for certain law-enforcement officers. Provides that any sworn law-enforcement officer with at least one year of experience (i) whose training qualifications meet or exceed current training standards established by the Board of Criminal Justice Services and who is compliance with the minimum qualifications, (ii) who has not had a break in service of more than 24 months, and (iii) is leaving the transferring agency in good standing with no pending investigations or disciplinary actions shall be eligible for employment at any law-enforcement agency within the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions. Prior to any conditional offer of employment, the bill requires the hiring law-enforcement agency to request certain specified information from all prior law-enforcement agencies and to employ all reasonable means to obtain personnel records for law-enforcement officers transferring from an out-of-state or federal law-enforcement agency. The bill provides that no law-enforcement officer shall be eligible for employment until the requested information is received by the hiring law-enforcement agency.
Universal certification for certain law-enforcement officers. Provides that any sworn law-enforcement officer with at least one year of experience (i) whose training qualifications meet or exceed current training standards established by the Board of Criminal Justice Services and who is in compliance with the minimum qualifications, (ii) who has not had a break in service of more than 24 months, and (iii) who is leaving the transferring agency in good standing with no pending investigations or disciplinary actions shall be eligible for employment at any law-enforcement agency within the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions. Prior to any conditional offer of employment, the bill requires the hiring law-enforcement agency to request certain specified information from all prior law-enforcement agencies and to employ all reasonable means to obtain personnel records for law-enforcement officers transferring from an out-of-state or federal law-enforcement agency. The bill requires that upon the receipt of all requested information by the hiring law-enforcement agency, the applicant law-enforcement officer shall complete a sworn declaration that the provided information or records are, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, a true, correct, and complete response to such request. This bill is identical to SB 207.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103536D
January 10, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24107488D-H1
February 9, 2024
Conference substitute printed 24109163D-H2
March 8, 2024
HB1022ER
March 25, 2024
Amendment: HB1022AC
Amendment: HB1022AS
Amendment: HB1022ASE
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1022F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1022FH1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1022FH2122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1022FER122.PDF
04/05/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0542)
04/05/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 542 (effective 7/1/24)
04/05/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1022ER)
03/27/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/27/2024
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
03/26/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/25/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/25/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1022ER)
03/25/2024
House
Enrolled
03/11/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1022H2)
03/09/2024
Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
03/09/2024
Senate
Passed by temporarily
03/09/2024
House
VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
03/09/2024
House
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
03/08/2024
House
Conference substitute printed 24109163D-H2
03/08/2024
Virginia General Assembly
Amended by conference committee
03/05/2024
Senate
Senators: Surovell, Boysko, Diggs
03/05/2024
Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate
03/04/2024
House
Delegates: Sullivan, Clark, Wilt
03/04/2024
House
Conferees appointed by House
03/04/2024
House
House acceded to request
03/01/2024
Senate
Senate requested conference committee
03/01/2024
Senate
Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
02/28/2024
House
VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N)
02/28/2024
House
Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 99-N)
02/26/2024
Senate
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/26/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/26/2024
Senate
Committee amendment agreed to
02/26/2024
Senate
Reading of amendment waived
02/26/2024
Senate
Read third time
02/23/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
02/21/2024
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (10-Y 0-N)
02/14/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
02/13/2024
House
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1022H1
02/12/2024
House
Committee substitute agreed to 24107488D-H1
02/12/2024
House
Read second time
02/11/2024
House
Read first time
02/09/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1022H1)
02/09/2024
House
Committee substitute printed 24107488D-H1
02/09/2024
House
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
02/08/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
02/08/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/19/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB1022)
01/19/2024
House
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
01/10/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
01/10/2024
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103536D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 10, 2024 5:11:01 PM
Record Updated
Apr 25, 2024 12:27:26 AM