2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB612: Local law enforcement; reduction of budget prohibited, exception.
Legislative Summary
Reduction of local law enforcement budget prohibited; exception. Provides that no local governing body shall approve a budget that will reduce the total funds appropriated for local law-enforcement purposes from the preceding fiscal year except by unanimous vote of all members elected to the governing body.
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Bill History
1/10/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103634D
Senate
1/10/2024
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/29/2024
Continued to 2025 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
11/19/2024
Left in Local Government
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Continued to 2025 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
1/29/2024
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/10/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Local Government(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
John McGuire
Republican