Virginia Division
2014 Virginia General Assembly Session Update
Dec 27, 2013
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 21 - Marshall, R.G. - School boards; employee firearms training. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Referred to Committee on Education | 11/21/13 |
| HB 66 - Ramadan - School resource officers; local school board to place officer in each public school. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Referred to Committee on Education | 12/06/13 |
| HB 150 - Minchew - Jail authorities; sovereign immunity. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 12/20/13 |
| HB 152 - Minchew - Department of State Police; variable housing allowance. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 12/20/13 |
| HB 173 - Farrell - Search of electronic device without warrant prohibited. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 12/23/13 |
| HB 178 - Farrell - Virginia Retirement System; assumed rate of return on investments. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 12/23/13 |
| HB 181 - Farrell - Virginia Retirement System; collection of overpayments to retirees and beneficiaries. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 12/23/13 |
| HB 182 - Farrell - Retirement benefits for local employees. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 12/23/13 |
| HJ 26 - Landes - Study; JLARC; reorganization of law-enforcement agencies; report. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 12/26/13 |
| SB 37 - Howell - Conservation police officers; appointment by Director of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. | (S) Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | (S) Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | 12/13/13 |
March 4, 2026
On January 15, 2026, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued a pardon of PBA member and former Fairfax County Officer Wesley Shifflett, who had been convicted of reckless handling of a firearm in regard to a line-of-duty shooting incident in 2023.
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For many high school graduates, determining next steps can be uncertain, but for Nora Cross, recent graduate of Christiansburg High School and VAPBA Division scholarship recipient, the future is already in motion.
moreJanuary 26, 2026
January 26, 2026 Virginia Police Benevolent Association President Joe Woloszyn issued the statement to his membership of over 10,000 law enforcement officers.
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