2024 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB69: Law-enforcement officers; minimum qualifications for positions of chief of police, etc.
Legislative Summary
Minimum qualifications for law-enforcement officers; citizenship; waiver. Allows individuals who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to qualify for the positions of chief of police, police officer of a locality, deputy sheriff, jail officer, and law-enforcement officer. Current law allows only citizens of the United States to qualify for the named positions.
Bill History
12/28/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100992D
Senate
12/28/2023
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/17/2024
Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N 6-A)
Senate
1/17/2024
Rereferred to Courts of Justice
Senate
2/12/2024
Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
Senate
2/13/2024
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
2/13/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2024
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Senate
2/13/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/15/2024
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/15/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/15/2024
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House of Delegates
2/19/2024
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
House of Delegates
2/22/2024
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/23/2024
Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
2/27/2024
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/28/2024
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/28/2024
Pending question ordered
House of Delegates
2/28/2024
Passed House (53-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/28/2024
VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
3/4/2024
Enrolled
Senate
3/4/2024
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER)
Senate
3/4/2024
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2024
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Senate
3/11/2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
3/20/2024
Governor: Vetoed by Governor
4/17/2024
Passed by for the day
Senate
4/17/2024
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Senate
Amendments
Governor's veto explanation
Governor's veto explanation
12/17/2017Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
2/28/2024
53
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N)
2/23/2024
13
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
2/22/2024
4
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2/13/2024
21
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
2/12/2024
8
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N 6-A)
1/17/2024
9
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(3/20/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Jeremy McPike
Democrat