Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; breach of procedures, etc.
Summary
Provides that any evidence gathered through the conduct of an interrogation that violates the provisions of the Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act shall not be admissible in any case against a firefighter or emergency medical services personnel.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Apr 3, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 19, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Apr 3, 2019
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2263S1
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19107279D-S1
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2263H1
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105723D-H1
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102473D
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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