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HB 1827 Autopsies; decedents in the custody of Department of Corrections. PASSED
Introduced by: Mike A. Cherry [R]
Autopsies; decedents in the custody of Department of Corrections. Requires, if a decedent is an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections, that an autopsy be performed by the Chief Medical Examiner, an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner, or a pathologist with whom the State Health Commissioner has entered into an agreement.

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01/10/23  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety

01/24/23  House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2

01/27/23  House: Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
01/27/23  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations

01/31/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

02/01/23  House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

01/31/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/01/23  House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

02/07/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

02/15/23  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)

02/16/23  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

02/21/23  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1827ER)

03/24/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 477 (effective 1/1/24)

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VETOED

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HB 1536 Grievance Procedure Manual; employees of the Dept. of Corrections and Dept. of Juvenile Justice.
Introduced by: Clinton L. Jenkins [D] PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE; VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR
Department of Human Resource Management; Grievance Procedure Manual. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management to update the Grievance Procedure Manual to require the Office of Equal Employment and Dispute Resolution to review and issue a written decision when a party is noncompliant with any of the requirements of the grievance procedure.

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01/05/23  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
01/24/23  House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2
02/02/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
02/03/23  House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
02/03/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23106320D-H1
02/06/23  House: Committee substitute agreed to 23106320D-H1
02/06/23  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1536H1
02/07/23  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
02/07/23  House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
02/08/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules

02/17/23  Senate: Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
02/21/23  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1536ER)

03/27/23  Governor: Vetoed by Governor

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FAILED

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HB 1654 Civilian deaths in custody; report.  FAILED.
Introduced by: Marcia S. "Cia" Price [D]
Requires every law-enforcement agency and correctional facility to report to the Department of Criminal Justice Services certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under arrest or in the process of being arrested, en route to be incarcerated, incarcerated, or otherwise in the custody of such law-enforcement agency or correctional facility. The bill provides that any law-enforcement agency or correctional facility that fails to comply may, at the discretion of the Department, be declared ineligible for state grants or funds. The bill also requires the Department to analyze the submitted data to (i) determine the means by which such information can be used to reduce the number of such deaths and (ii) examine the relationship, if any, between the number of such deaths and the actions of management of such law-enforcement agencies and correctional facilities. Finally, the bill requires the Director of the Department to annually report the findings and recommendations resulting from the analysis and interpretation of the data to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Attorney General beginning on or before July 1, 2024, and each July 1 thereafter.
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01/24/23  House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2

01/26/23  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)

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HB 1687 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry, expands the Supplement to the Registry.  FAILED.
Introduced by: Emily M. Brewer [R]
Supplement to the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Expands the Supplement to the Sex Offender and Crimes against Minors Registry to include information on persons who were convicted of certain sexual offenses on or after July 1, 1970, and before July 1, 1994, who are not currently on the Registry. The Supplement currently includes information on such persons who were convicted on or after July 1, 1980, and before July 1, 1994.

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01/09/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

01/19/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

01/23/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)

01/25/23  House: Read first time

01/27/23  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/27/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)

01/30/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
01/30/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

02/08/23  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

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HB 1965 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; required release of law-enforcement disciplinary records.  FAILED.
Introduced by: Michael P. Mullin [D]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; required release of law-enforcement disciplinary records; exceptions. Requires the release of law-enforcement disciplinary records related to completed disciplinary investigations. The bill defines "law-enforcement disciplinary records" as any record created in furtherance of a law-enforcement disciplinary proceeding or any other administrative or judicial proceeding arising from the law-enforcement officer's conduct, whether such proceeding takes place in the Commonwealth or in another jurisdiction. The bill requires the redaction of (i) certain personal contact information of the law-enforcement officer, complainant, and witness and of their families; (ii) social security numbers; (iii) certain medical and identifying information of the law-enforcement officer and complainant; and (iv) any technical infraction, as defined in the bill, by the law-enforcement officer. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

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01/10/23  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws

01/23/23  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4

01/24/23  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)

02/07/23  House: Left in General Laws

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SB 994 Corrections Ombudsman, Office of the Department of; created, report. FAILED.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden [D]
Creates the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman headed by an Ombudsman who is selected by a Corrections Oversight Committee, also created by the bill. The Committee is made up of four members of the General Assembly and 11 nonlegislative citizen members who monitor the activities of the Ombudsman and the Department of Corrections. The bill provides the Office's authority to conduct inspections at least once every three years and more often when warranted of Department or Board of Local and Regional Jails facilities and requires the Office to establish confidential telephone hotlines and online forms for concerns, complaints, and inquiries by inmates, their family members and advocates, and Department employees and contractors. In addition, the bill requires the Committee to conduct quarterly public hearings and submit an annual report to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Public Safety, and the Director of the Department.

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01/06/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102476D
01/06/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

01/20/23  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
01/20/23  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

02/02/23  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
02/06/23  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

02/08/23  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety

02/09/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
02/09/23  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

02/10/23  House: Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
02/10/23  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/10/23  House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

02/13/23  House: Tabled in Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)

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SB 1128 Unauthorized dissemination of photographic or digital images from a security camera - FAILED
Introduced by: Joseph D. Morrissey [D]
Unauthorized dissemination of photographic or digital images from a security camera in a state correctional facility; penalty. Provides that any person who retrieves photographic, motion picture, or other digital images captured or recorded by a security camera or other device used for surveillance or security purposes at a state correctional facility and disseminates such images, without the permission of the Director of the Department of Corrections or his designee, to another person who is not employed by the Department of Corrections is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

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01/10/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101330D
01/10/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

01/18/23  Senate: Rereferred from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
01/18/23  Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services

01/20/23  Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)