Law-enforcement officers; minimum qualifications for positions of chief of police, etc.
Summary
Minimum qualifications for law-enforcement officers; citizenship; waiver. Allows individuals who have been grantedDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by U.S. Citizenship and ImmigrationServices to qualify for the positions of chief of police, policeofficer of a locality, deputy sheriff, jail officer, and law-enforcementofficer. Current law allows only citizens of the United States toqualify for the named positions.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Dec 28, 2023
Vetoed Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (53-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N 6-A)
upper
Dec 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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