VirginiaCorrections, Dept. of; designated employees with same power as sheriff or law-enforcement officer.
What it does
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 the investigation of allegations of criminal behavior affecting the operations of the Department.
More detail
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 5Left in Public SafetyLatest
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2363)
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned PS sub: Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102099DIntroduced