Virginia Senate Bill 201
Session 2024
Virginia Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (Codi) Alert Program; established.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 8, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
201
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Alert for missing or endangered children; VirginiaCritical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (Codi) AlertProgram. Creates a program for local, regional, or statewidenotification of a missing or endangered child. The bill defines amissing or endangered child as a child (i) who is 17 years of ageor younger or is currently enrolled in a secondary school in theCommonwealth, regardless of age; (ii) whose whereabouts are unknown; and (iii) whose disappearance is under suspicious circumstances orposes a credible threat as determined by law enforcement to the safetyand health of the child and under such other circumstances as deemedappropriate by the Virginia State Police.
Alert for missing or endangered children; Virginia Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (Codi) Alert Program. Creates a program for local, regional, or statewide notification of a missing or endangered child. The bill defines a missing or endangered child as a child (i) who is 17 years of age or younger or is currently enrolled in a secondary school in the Commonwealth, regardless of age; (ii) whose whereabouts are unknown; and (iii) whose disappearance is under suspicious circumstances or poses a credible threat as determined by law enforcement to the safety and health of the child and under such other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the Virginia State Police. The bill requires the Virginia State Police to develop, in consultation with representatives of local law-enforcement agencies, including representatives from the Virginia Sheriffs' Association and the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, policies for the establishment of uniform standards for the creation of Codi Alert Programs throughout the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 1388.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101781D
January 8, 2024
Printed as engrossed 24101781D-E
January 17, 2024
SB201ER
March 4, 2024
Amendment: SB201AS
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB201FE122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB201FER122.PDF
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04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667)
04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 667 (effective 7/1/24)
03/11/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/11/2024
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/07/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/04/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/04/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB201ER)
03/04/2024
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB201ER)
03/04/2024
Senate
Enrolled
02/28/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
02/28/2024
House
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/28/2024
House
Read third time
02/27/2024
House
Read second time
02/23/2024
House
Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
02/16/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
02/16/2024
House
Referred from Courts of Justice
02/13/2024
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/13/2024
House
Read first time
02/13/2024
House
Placed on Calendar
01/29/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB201E)
01/18/2024
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
01/18/2024
Senate
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
01/18/2024
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
01/17/2024
Senate
Printed as engrossed 24101781D-E
01/17/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB201E
01/17/2024
Senate
Committee amendment agreed to
01/17/2024
Senate
Reading of amendment waived
01/17/2024
Senate
Read second time
01/16/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
01/15/2024
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
01/15/2024
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/10/2024
Senate
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
01/08/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/08/2024
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101781D
Sources
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Record Created
Jan 9, 2024 6:05:30 PM
Record Updated
May 1, 2024 12:19:50 AM