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type: "Bill"
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title: "Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests."
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description: "Department of Criminal Justice Services; training curriculum on certain arrests. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a training curriculum for law-enforcement agencies, law-enforcement officers, and special conservators of the peace on the discretion such officers can exercise regarding certain arrests. The bill requires that such training curriculum be created by July 1, 2027, and include (i) instruction on the scope and nature of law-enforcement officer discretion in arrest decisions, with particular emphasis on encounters with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, including individuals currently subject to an emergency custody order, a temporary detention order, or an involuntary admission order, and (ii) instruction on the immediate and long-term effects of arrests on individuals in need of mental health services due to a mental health crisis, including impacts on treatment outcomes as identified in substantially accepted peer-reviewed research literature. The bill requires any person employed as a law-enforcement officer prior to July 1, 2027, to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum by January 1, 2028, and any person employed as a law-enforcement officer on or after July 1, 2027, to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum within one year of his date of hire. Lastly, the bill directs the Criminal Justice Services Board to promulgate regulations pursuant to relevant law requiring special conservators of the peace to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum established by the bill by July 1, 2027. The bill requires any person applying for an initial or renewal registration as a special conservator of the peace on or after July 1, 2027 to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum as part of his compulsory training standards.As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. This bill is identical to HB 1712."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 1194"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1194 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["R. Creigh Deeds"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 57
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vote_count: 12
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first_action: "2025-01-08"
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last_action: "2025-04-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a0e89a2-01c0-4060-b118-a5725bb2950a"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1194"
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source_hash: "428f2ed23430a5ba1bef7f71ae90b671d0b926f7571a54faf99560c061888d08"
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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 1194 (2025) — Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests.
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Department of Criminal Justice Services; training curriculum on certain arrests. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a training curriculum for law-enforcement agencies, law-enforcement officers, and special conservators of the peace on the discretion such officers can exercise regarding certain arrests. The bill requires that such training curriculum be created by July 1, 2027, and include (i) instruction on the scope and nature of law-enforcement officer discretion in arrest decisions, with particular emphasis on encounters with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, including individuals currently subject to an emergency custody order, a temporary detention order, or an involuntary admission order, and (ii) instruction on the immediate and long-term effects of arrests on individuals in need of mental health services due to a mental health crisis, including impacts on treatment outcomes as identified in substantially accepted peer-reviewed research literature. The bill requires any person employed as a law-enforcement officer prior to July 1, 2027, to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum by January 1, 2028, and any person employed as a law-enforcement officer on or after July 1, 2027, to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum within one year of his date of hire. Lastly, the bill directs the Criminal Justice Services Board to promulgate regulations pursuant to relevant law requiring special conservators of the peace to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum established by the bill by July 1, 2027. The bill requires any person applying for an initial or renewal registration as a special conservator of the peace on or after July 1, 2027 to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum as part of his compulsory training standards.As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. This bill is identical to HB 1712.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018159.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079243.PDF)
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3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067779.HTML)
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4. **Conference Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067801.PDF)
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5. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045629.PDF)
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6. **Governor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074764.PDF)
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7. **Governor's Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073703.HTML)
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8. **Reenrolled** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1075822.PDF)
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9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069359.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- House concurred in Governor's recommendation (89-Y 7-N) — **89–7** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 37-N) — **2–37** (fail) · upper
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- Conference report agreed to by House (58-Y 39-N) — **58–39** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N) — **17–5** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House with substitute (59-Y 37-N) — **59–37** (pass) · lower
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- Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- R. Creigh Deeds — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103606D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-08** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1194)
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- **2025-02-03** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-03** Committee substitute printed 25106653D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2025-02-04** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-04** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2025-02-04** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-04** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-04** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1194)
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- **2025-02-07** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-07** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-07** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-10** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-10** Committee substitute printed 25107003D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1194)
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- **2025-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-13** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-13** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-13** Passed House with substitute (59-Y 37-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-17** House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 37-N)
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- **2025-02-18** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-18** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-19** Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-19** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2025-02-19** Senators: Deeds, Carroll Foy, Obenshain
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- **2025-02-20** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2025-02-20** Delegates: Watts, Hope, Hodges
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- **2025-02-22** Amended by conference committee
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- **2025-02-22** Conference substitute printed 25108057D-S2
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- **2025-02-22** Conference report agreed to by House (58-Y 39-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-22** Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1194)
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1194ER) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1194)
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- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's substitute printed (SB1194S3)
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- **2025-04-02** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-04-02** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (89-Y 7-N)
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- **2025-04-02** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled bill text (SB1194ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Enacted, Chapter 619 (Effective 07/01/2025) `became-law`
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- **2025-04-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0619)
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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/4a0e89a2-01c0-4060-b118-a5725bb2950a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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