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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1645

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Legislation Overview

Title: Use of force by law-enforcement officers, etc.; work group to produce and develop report.

Description: Use of force; data collection and reporting requirement. Requires the the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work group that shall include representatives from the Departments of Corrections and State Police and the Board of Corrections, as well as representatives from local police departments, sheriffs' offices, local correctional facilities, and other interested stakeholder groups, to develop a strategy for producing and publishing a comprehensive report on the use of force by Virginia law-enforcement officers, correctional officers, and jail officers. The bill requires the work group to report its progress and the outcomes of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2019. The provisions of the bill are contingent upon funding in a general appropriation act.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Left in Appropriations

Last Action Date: February 19, 2019

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: Jennifer Boysko (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 19, 2019 Left in Appropriations
House Feb 14, 2019 Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 0-N)
House Feb 6, 2019 Placed on Calendar
House Feb 6, 2019 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House Feb 6, 2019 Read first time
House Feb 6, 2019 Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
Senate Feb 4, 2019 Passed Senate (20-Y 20-N)
Senate Feb 4, 2019 Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
Senate Feb 4, 2019 Chair votes Yes
Senate Feb 4, 2019 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Feb 1, 2019 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1645ES1
Senate Feb 1, 2019 Read second time
Senate Feb 1, 2019 Reading of substitute waived
Senate Feb 1, 2019 Committee substitute agreed to 19105906D-S1
Senate Feb 1, 2019 Reading of amendment waived
Senate Feb 1, 2019 Committee amendment agreed to
Senate Feb 1, 2019 Printed as engrossed 19105906D-ES1
Senate Jan 31, 2019 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 30, 2019 Reported from Finance with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
Senate Jan 28, 2019 Rereferred to Finance
Senate Jan 28, 2019 Committee substitute printed 19105906D-S1
Senate Jan 28, 2019 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
Senate Jan 9, 2019 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104536D
Senate Jan 9, 2019 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Feb 1, 2019 state link bill text
Comm Sub Jan 28, 2019 state link bill text
Prefiled Jan 9, 2019 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/28/2019 9 5 0 0 Yes
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay
  • Peake, Mark (R) Nay
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Nay
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/30/2019 8 7 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Nay
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Nay
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Nay
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Nay
  • Wagner, Frank (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/31/2019 40 0 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Black, Richard (R) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Yea
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
  • Wagner, Frank (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/4/2019 22 18 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Black, Richard (R) Nay
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Nay
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Nay
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Nay
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Nay
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Nay
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay
  • Peake, Mark (R) Nay
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Nay
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Nay
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Nay
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Nay
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Nay
  • Wagner, Frank (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/4/2019 40 0 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Black, Richard (R) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Yea
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
  • Wagner, Frank (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/4/2019 20 20 0 0 No
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Black, Richard (R) Nay
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Nay
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Nay
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Nay
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Nay
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Nay
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay
  • Peake, Mark (R) Nay
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Nay
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Nay
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Nay
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Nay
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Nay
  • Wagner, Frank (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/14/2019 6 0 2 0 Yes
  • Austin, Terry (R) Yea
  • Garrett, T. Scott (R) Yea
  • Knight, Barry (R) Yea
  • Krizek, Paul (D) Yea
  • McQuinn, Delores (D) NV
  • Peace, Christopher (R) NV
  • Rush, Larry (R) Yea
  • Tyler, Roslyn (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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