Conservation police officers; external appointment.
Summary
Conservation police officers; external appointment. Removes a provision prohibiting the Director of the Department ofGame and Inland Fisheries from making an external appointment forany sworn law-enforcement position above the rank of conservationpolice officer. Current law requires that all promotions within theDepartment's sworn ranks be made from among existing sworn conservationpolice officers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Apr 6, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 671 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (63-Y 36-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104881D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mamie Locke
DDemocratic
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