SB69
Law-enforcement officers; minimum qualifications for positions of chief of police, etc.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
Senate: Passed by for the day
Chief Patron:
Jeremy McPike (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Minimum qualifications for law-enforcement officers; citizenship; waiver.
Allows individuals who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to qualify for the positions of chief of police, police officer of a locality, deputy sheriff, jail officer, and law-enforcement officer. Current law allows only citizens of the United States to qualify for ... (More) the named positions. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/28/2023 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100992D
- 12/28/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/11/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB69)
- 01/17/2024 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N 6-A)
- 01/17/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/15/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/19/2024 - House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
- 02/22/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/23/2024 - House: Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/27/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/28/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/28/2024 - House: Pending question ordered
- 02/28/2024 - House: Passed House (53-Y 47-N)
- 02/28/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB69ER)
- 03/04/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/20/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
