HB776
Law-enforcement officers; minimum qualifications, citizenship, waiver.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Charniele Herring (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Minimum qualifications for law-enforcement officers; citizenship; waiver.
Allows individuals who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence who have resided in the United States for no less than 60 months and who are both eligible for and have applied for United States citizenship to qualify for the positions of chief of police and all police officers of any ... (More) locality, all deputy sheriffs and jail officers in the Commonwealth, and all law-enforcement officers. The bill allows any agency or department employing law-enforcement officers to hire, recruit, or refer an individual who is a citizen of the United States over another individual who meets such qualifications if such individuals are equally qualified. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102761D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/15/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB776)
- 01/19/2024 - House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
- 01/25/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/26/2024 - House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/30/2024 - House: Read first time
- 01/31/2024 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
- 02/01/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Rereferred from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB776ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
