VAPBA Legislative Update

Dec 30, 2014

We are rapidly approaching the 2015 legislative session and bills are being pre-filed daily. I have been meeting with state legislators about our legislative agenda and progress is being made on having our bills filed and supported.

Delegate Hugo will again take up the fight on HB 1230, which has been reworked by our legal staff to make sure the bill addresses our concerns. We have preliminary reports that the Teachers Union will join us in support of HB 1230 and I am working with representatives from the Commonwealth Attorneys Association on possible support from them also. HB 1230 will be the first step in balancing the grievance procedure law, which is now heavily weighted in favor of the employer. As soon as the revised bill is filed I will update the attached list with the new version.

PBA endorsed Senator Jennifer Wexton is working with legislative services on a bill brought forward by members in Loudoun County who are forced to be members of the Virginia Sheriff's Association against their wills. The bill will require consent from the employee before any membership dues to any organization can be paid by the employer. I expect this bill will create much discussion and certainly strong opposition.

I will be meeting with the stakeholders group on Janurary 7th to discuss the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission Study on the Line of Duty Act. Please click here to view the JLARC report; http://jlarc.virginia.gov/VaLODA.shtml

As always please feel free to bring information or concerns and I will update you all with progress. If you wish to see the legislative process first hand contact me any time during the session to plan a trip to Richmond.

Bills	Committee	Last action	Date
HB 150 - Minchew - Jail authorities; sovereign immunity.	(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety	(H) Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety	12/04/14
HB 216 - Albo - Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; created.	(H) Committee on General Laws	(H) Left in General Laws	12/04/14
HB 788 - LeMunyon - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; out-of-state requests for records.	(H) Committee on General Laws	(H) Left in General Laws	12/04/14
HB 839 - Brink - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; applicability to Office of the Attorney General.	(H) Committee on General Laws	(H) Left in General Laws	12/04/14
HB 981 - Cline - Alcoholic beverage control; certain tobacco laws, enforcement by Department of State Police.	(H) Committee on General Laws	(H) Left in General Laws	12/04/14
HB 1203 - Hugo - Localities; provision of grievance procedure.	(H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns	(H) Left in Counties, Cities and Towns	12/04/14
HB 1269 - Anderson - Government Data Collection & Dissemination Practices Act; collection & use of personal information.	(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety	(H) Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety	12/04/14
HB 1274 - Farrell - Electronic devices; search without a warrant prohibited.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	07/21/14
HB 1287 - Cole - Forfeiture of property used in connection with commission of crimes; conviction required.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	09/23/14
HB 1298 - Morris - Noncommercial vessels; probable cause.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	11/05/14
HB 1309 - Cole - Local school boards; arming of school security officers.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	11/10/14
HB 1316 - Toscano - Virginia Retirement System; average final compensation.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	11/18/14
HB 1317 - Campbell - Speeding; reckless driving.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	11/18/14
HB 1331 - Campbell - Sheriff's office; clarifies motor vehicle markings.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	11/24/14
HB 1349 - Carr - Search of electronic device without warrant prohibited.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	12/01/14
HB 1358 - Farrell - Virginia Retirement System; creditable service for members of General Assembly.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	12/02/14
HB 1372 - Webert - Workers' compensation insurance; use of experience rating; loss limitation not-at-fault vehicles.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	12/07/14
HB 1376 - McQuinn - Arrest and summons quotas; prohibition.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	12/08/14
HB 1406 - Head - Driving on a suspended or revoked license; causing death of another person, penalty.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	12/18/14
HB 1408 - Marshall, R.G. - Warrant requirement for certain telecommunications records; prohibition on collection law enforce.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	12/18/14
HJ 26 - Landes - Law-enforcement agencies; JLARC to study reorganizing functions under Virginia State Police.	(H) Committee on Rules (S) Committee on Rules	(S) Left in Rules	12/04/14
HJ 501 - Landes - Study; JLARC; reorganization of law-enforcement agencies; report.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	10/30/14
HJ 532 - Lingamfelter - Virginia's workers' compensation system; JLARC to study.	(H) Referral Pending	(H) Committee Referral Pending	12/23/14
SB 37 - Howell - Conservation police officers; appointment by Director of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.	(H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (S) Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources	(H) Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources	12/04/14
SB 258 - Deeds - Law-enforcement consolidation plan; Secretary of Natural Resources to develop.	(S) Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources	(S) Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources	12/04/14
SB 289 - Carrico - Line of Duty Act; funding and review.	(S) Committee on Finance	(S) Left in Finance	12/04/14
SB 293 - Puckett - Reckless driving; causing death or injury of certain persons, Class 5 felony.	(H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee on Finance	(H) Left in Courts of Justice	12/04/14
SB 451 - Norment - Law-enforcement officer; sworn municipal park rangers added to definition of officer.	(H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance	(H) Left in Appropriations	12/04/14
SB 566 - Colgan - Virginia Retirement System; increase of retirement allowance.	(S) Committee on Finance	(S) Left in Finance	12/04/14
SB 683 - Martin - DUI blood or breath tests; eligibility for restricted license.	(S) Committee for Courts of Justice	(S) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice	10/08/14
SB 684 - Carrico - Forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of crimes; conviction required.	(S) Committee for Courts of Justice	(S) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice	10/21/14
SB 687 - Marsden - Virginia Retirement System; limitations on average final compensation.	(S) Committee on Finance	(S) Referred to Committee on Finance	11/03/14
SB 692 - Deeds - Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; conservation officers.	(S) Committee on Finance	(S) Referred to Committee on Finance	11/21/14
SB 725 - Lucas - Arrest without warrant; procedures.	(S) Committee for Courts of Justice	(S) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice	12/10/14
SB 739 - Carrico - State Police, Department of; appointment of supervisory officers.	(S) Committee for Courts of Justice	(S) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice	12/16/14
SB 770 - McEachin - Workers' compensation; exclusivity of remedy.	(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor	(S) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor	12/23/14
SJ 33 - Lucas - Corrections, Department of; JLARC to study staffing levels and employment conditions.	(S) Committee on Rules	(S) Left in Rules	12/04/14
SJ 36 - Deeds - Law-enforcement agencies, state; JLARC to study consolidation of all under Virginia State Police.	(S) Committee on Rules	(S) Left in Rules	12/04/14
SJ 55 - Puckett - Corrections, Department of; JLARC to study staffing levels and employment conditions.	(S) Committee on Rules	(S) Left in Rules	12/04/14

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