Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates

HB 845 — Law-enforcement officer definition; certain employees of Washington Metro Area Transit Authority.

Last action — Left in Transportation

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Definition of law-enforcement officer; certain employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Adds special agents employed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Office of the Inspector General to the definition of law-enforcement officer. The bill also grants such individuals the same authority and power as sheriffs to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth. Such individuals shall not be eligible for Line of Duty Act benefits.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Left in Transportation

  2. Continued to 2021 in Transportation (13-Y 1-N)

  3. Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20109367D-S1

  4. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  5. Constitutional reading dispensed

  6. Impact statement from DPB (HB845H2)

  7. VOTE: Passage (87-Y 11-N)

  8. Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N)

  9. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB845H2

  10. Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107912D-H2

  11. Committee on Public Safety substitute rejected 20105880D-H1

  12. Read second time

  13. Read first time

  14. Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

  15. Committee substitute printed 20107912D-H2

  16. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

  17. Impact statement from DPB (HB845H1)

  18. Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government

  19. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  20. Committee substitute printed 20105880D-H1

  21. Reported from Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 4-N)

  22. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  23. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)

  24. House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  25. Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

  26. Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  27. Referred from General Laws

  28. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  29. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101768D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Continued to 2021 in Transportation (13-Y 1-N)

Passed 13 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13100
Total 13100
% of votes cast 93%7%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Nay
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

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VOTE: Passage (87-Y 11-N)

Passed 84 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 841101
Total 841101
% of votes cast 88%11%0%1%
How each member voted (96)
Member Party Vote
Avoli, G. "John" — Yea
Ayala, Hala S. — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Nay
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Brewer, Emily M. — Yea
Byron, Kathy J. — Yea
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Yea
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Yea
Carter, Lee J. — Yea
Cole, Mark L. — Nay
Cox, M. Kirkland — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Nay
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Nay
Gilbert, C. Todd — Yea
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Yea
Guy, Nancy D. — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Yea
Hudson, Sally L. — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Yea
LaRock, Dave A. — Nay
Levine, Mark H. — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Miyares, Jason S. — Yea
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Murphy, Kathleen — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Poindexter, Charles D. — Nay
Ransone, Margaret B. — Nay
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Samirah, Ibraheem S. — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea
Wampler, William C., III — Nay
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
David L. Bulova — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Mark D. Sickles — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Not Voting
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea

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Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Brewer, Emily M. — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
David L. Bulova — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
Mark D. Sickles — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Will Davis — Yea

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Reported from Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 4-N)

Passed 17 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17400
Total 17400
% of votes cast 81%19%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Yea
Levine, Mark H. — Yea
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Nay
Fariss, C. Matthew — Nay
Rush, Nick — Yea
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Will Davis — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 845 do?
Definition of law-enforcement officer; certain employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Adds special agents employed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Office of the Inspector General to the definition of law-enforcement officer. The bill also grants such individuals the same authority and power as sheriffs to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth. Such individuals shall not be eligible for Line of Duty Act benefits.
Who sponsors HB 845?
HB 845 is sponsored by Paul E. Krizek and Alfonso H. Lopez.
What is the current status of HB 845?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 845?
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