Clarifying that elected municipal police chiefs shall be certified law-enforcement officers.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2024
Last action Feb 19, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2024
How they voted
84–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 90
Feb 15, 2024
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican80
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 196)
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted (Roll No. 181)
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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