2007 Regular Session Of The General Assembly Summary

Legislative Summary

2007 Session

 

 

The 2007 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned on February 24, 2007. The Reconvened Session will be held April 4, 2007 to consider bills acted upon by the Governor.

Sixty-eight (68) bills of interest to PBA members were tracked this session. As of adjournment, twenty-seven (27) had passed, with one being incorporated into another bill. Ten (10) of these bills related to judicial appointments approved by the Assembly. The remaining bills were left in committee to die.

Here are just a few of the bills important to PBA members, included for your information. As always, should you have questions regarding the application of these, or any other bills, feel free to contact the PBA office.

Passed
House Bills
1635 Workers comp change for Norfolk Airport PD
1830 State Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) “opt-out” of deferred comp
2095 Retirement account reporting requirements
2096 VRS changes on accumulated contributions
2106 Repeal fingerprint of concealed carry renewals
2241 Establish Norfolk Airport Authority Police Dept.
2294 Local/ County workers comp as state employee during emergency out of state
2362 LEO one personal vehicle tax exemption
2413 Concealed carry qualification for retired LEO
2557 Line of duty disability health care coverage changes
2766 Protect retirement from creditors
3117 “Active-duty” LEO on Criminal Justice Services Board Training Cmte.

Senate Bills
896 Add Conservation & Recreation officers to Due Process Act
1166 Retirement changes (include deputies & increase State Police multiplier 1.85%)
1282 Protection of LEO personal info – increase to Felony

Judicial Appointments, etc.
HR 50, 51, 52, 53 & SR 41, 42, 43, 44
HR 55 & SR46 Judicial inquiry review committee

Died in Committee
HB 1941 Would have changed retirement to “defined contribution” plan
HB 2109 Would have added Deputies to Due Process law
HB 3189 Would have made assault on LEO a misdemeanor