Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1746: Public safety officer; definition.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1746 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public safety officer; definition. Primary sponsor: N. Baxter Ennis. It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 16, 2025): Left in Public Safety.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Public safety officer; definition. Adds dispatchers and animal control officers to the definition of a public safety officer for purposes of possible selection by the Governor for the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, presented for performance above and beyond the call of duty involving extraordinary valor in the face of grave danger, at great personal risk. However, the bill specifies that dispatchers and animal control officers are not included in the definition of public safety officer for the purpose of an injury where weather constitutes a particular risk of a public safety officer's employment to be compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Baxter Ennis | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| W. Chad Green | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| David Owen | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Kim A. Taylor | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Wendell Walker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Public Safety
- Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (2-Y 4-N)
- Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1746)
- Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100454D