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type: "Bill"
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title: "Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor; medal may be awarded to dispatcher."
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description: "Public safety officer; Commonwealth Public SafetyMedal of Valor; dispatcher. Adds a dispatcher to the definitionof a public safety officer for purposes of possible selection bythe Governor for the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, presentedfor performance above and beyond the call of duty involving extraordinaryvalor in the face of grave danger, at great personal risk. The billprovides that a dispatcher is not included in the definition of public safety officer for the purpose of an injury where weather constitutesa particular risk of a public safety officer's employment to be compensableunder the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. A dispatcher is definedin relevant law as an individual employed by a public safety answering point, an emergency medical dispatch service provider, or both, whois qualified to answer incoming emergency telephone calls or providefor the appropriate emergency response either directly or throughcommunication with the appropriate public safety answering point."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 630"
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citation: "Virginia SB 630 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John J. McGuire, III"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-03-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bed7397-0f49-4ba7-9934-433bd094e01b"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB630"
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source_hash: "bdbe5ebbabb9bd144eb45c663173321837f7a2d12c1851c2d2b60ba2ba874684"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 630 (2024) — Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor; medal may be awarded to dispatcher.
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Public safety officer; Commonwealth Public SafetyMedal of Valor; dispatcher. Adds a dispatcher to the definitionof a public safety officer for purposes of possible selection bythe Governor for the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, presentedfor performance above and beyond the call of duty involving extraordinaryvalor in the face of grave danger, at great personal risk. The billprovides that a dispatcher is not included in the definition of public safety officer for the purpose of an injury where weather constitutesa particular risk of a public safety officer's employment to be compensableunder the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. A dispatcher is definedin relevant law as an individual employed by a public safety answering point, an emergency medical dispatch service provider, or both, whois qualified to answer incoming emergency telephone calls or providefor the appropriate emergency response either directly or throughcommunication with the appropriate public safety answering point.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0253** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0253)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24107571D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB630S1)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101744D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB630)
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4. **SB630ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB630ER)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- John J. McGuire, III — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101744D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-07** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-07** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-07** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-12** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute printed 24107571D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-13** Committee amendments rejected `amendment-failure`
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- **2024-02-13** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-13** Committee substitute agreed to 24107571D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB630S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-13** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-16** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-16** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-16** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-23** Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-28** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-28** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB630ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-28** Approved by Governor-Chapter 253 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-28** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bed7397-0f49-4ba7-9934-433bd094e01b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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