HB2363
Corrections, Dept. of; designated employees with same power as sheriff or law-enforcement officer.
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Corrections; designated employees with same power as sheriff or law-enforcement officer.
Allows the Department of Corrections to designate employees to have the same power as a sheriff or a law-enforcement officer for the purpose of enforcing the criminal laws of the Commonwealth. Under current law, the Department can designate such employees with internal investigations authority to have such law-enforcement powers in ... (More) the investigation of allegations of criminal behavior affecting the operations of the Department. Accordingly, the bill makes technical changes to additional sections that reference such designated employees, including in the definition of a law-enforcement officer used in various places throughout the Code and for the purposes of the Line of Duty Act, assault and battery of a law-enforcement officer, retired law-enforcement officers being able to carry a concealed handgun, and certain retired law-enforcement officers being able to purchase their service handgun or other weapon. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102099D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/21/2025 - House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2363)
- 02/05/2025 - House: Left in Public Safety
