Secretarial Area: Public Safety and Homeland Security
formerly under: Public Safety
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years. more...
More historical data is available for this agency on DPB's website under the
Virginia's Budget page. If you click on the Budget Round Description links under any of the "DPB Appropriation Database" tables and open the filter you can select various fields to get greater detail and you can select the official chapter data going back for several decades. The "Caboose" chapters are the final biennial budget approved by the General Assembly and signed into Law.
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Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2016-2018
2017
Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly
$268,300,165
$63,376,961
$331,677,126
2016-2018
2018
Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly
$276,046,507
$63,604,548
$339,651,055
2018-2020
2019
Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly
$306,604,624
$67,398,758
$374,003,382
2018-2020
2020
Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly
$308,455,332
$67,398,758
$375,854,090
2020-2022
2021
Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly
$326,869,064
$70,140,405
$397,009,469
2020-2022
2022
Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly
$348,386,281
$70,356,564
$418,742,845
2022-2024
2023
Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1
$388,394,655
$93,234,810
$481,629,465
2022-2024
2023
Base Budget
$348,386,281
$70,356,564
$418,742,845
2022-2024
2023
Governor's Amendments
$39,806,159
$22,878,246
$62,684,405
2022-2024
2023
General Assembly Adjustments
$202,215
$0
$202,215
2022-2024
2024
Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1
$388,946,847
$93,234,810
$482,181,657
2022-2024
2024
Base Budget
$348,386,281
$70,356,564
$418,742,845
2022-2024
2024
Governor's Amendments
$38,987,409
$22,878,246
$61,865,655
2022-2024
2024
General Assembly Adjustments
$1,573,157
$0
$1,573,157
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2016-2018
2017
Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly
2,588.00
378.00
2,966.00
2016-2018
2018
Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly
2,613.00
394.00
3,007.00
2018-2020
2019
Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly
2,626.00
394.00
3,020.00
2018-2020
2020
Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly
2,641.00
394.00
3,035.00
2020-2022
2021
Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly
2,665.00
397.00
3,062.00
2020-2022
2022
Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly
2,674.00
397.00
3,071.00
2022-2024
2023
Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1
2,674.00
397.00
3,071.00
2022-2024
2023
Base Budget
2,674.00
397.00
3,071.00
2022-2024
2023
Governor's Amendments
0.00
0.00
0.00
2022-2024
2023
General Assembly Adjustments
0.00
0.00
0.00
2022-2024
2024
Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1
2,674.00
397.00
3,071.00
2022-2024
2024
Base Budget
2,674.00
397.00
3,071.00
2022-2024
2024
Governor's Amendments
0.00
0.00
0.00
2022-2024
2024
General Assembly Adjustments
0.00
0.00
0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
Removes $12,581,520 in one-time costs provided to update and replace information technology systems required to implement a process of automatic expungement pursuant to HB2113, as adopted by the 2021 General Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for the additional three percent salary increase and compression adjustment for the Virginia State Police budgeted in Central Appropriations, Items 477 NN. and OO. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment changes budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 Q. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Removes $100,000 in one-time funding provided for the agency to make modifications to VCIN in order to comply with the provisions of HB2163, as adopted by the 2021 General Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for general liability premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 J. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
Provides support for a compensation plan for the agency’s sworn positions. This plan will address pay compression by rank and years of service, and increase the starting salary for newly hired troopers from $47,843 to $51,500 to enhance the department’s recruitment and retention efforts.
Provides additional appropriation for the agency’s VSP Revenue from Services Provided Fund. The source of funding is revenue collected for work performed for outside entities, and is used for personnel expenses.
Provides funding to update the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management System (RMS). The CAD is used by dispatchers to manage police incidents, including recording calls for service, finding information in databases, and logging incident outcomes. The RMS is used for recordkeeping, data sharing, tracking performance metrics, and using data to plan and respond to events.
Provides additional appropriation for the agency’s Insurance Fraud Fund to respond to increases in revenues. The agency receives this funding from automobile insurance providers that collect premiums in the Commonwealth, and it is used to support agency efforts to reduce losses due to insurance fraud.
Provides additional appropriation for the agency’s Sex Offender Registry Fund to respond to increased revenues. This fund collects revenues generated by background check fees, and is used to support the activities of the agency’s sex offender investigative unit.
Provides additional nongeneral fund appropriation to support the agency’s Help Eliminate Auto Theft (HEAT) Fund to respond to increases in revenues. The agency receives this funding from automobile insurance providers that collect premiums in the Commonwealth, and it is spent on positions and equipment to deter motor vehicle theft.
Provides general fund dollars for ongoing technical support for live scan fingerprinting machines at the agency's area offices. These machines are used to perform background checks on job applicants in certain fields. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for the network infrastructure to support the machines was included in 2022, and funding to purchase these machines is included in Central Appropriations in Item 486 in 2023.
Provides additional appropriation for the agency’s State Drug Investigation Trust Account Fund to respond to increases in revenues. This fund is made up of proceeds from asset forfeiture cases in the Commonwealth, and it is used on drug task force expenses.
Adjusts appropriation to reflect the increases in the Virginia minimum wage effective May 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 T. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $11.00 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $22,880.
This amendment provides $2.2 million the first year and $1.6 million the second year from the general fund for the fiscal impact of Chapters 768 and 553, 2022 Acts of Assembly, which require the Virginia State Police to establish the Office of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator and assist the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services with investigations related to illegal gaming.
This amendment rectifies an omission in previously adopted language pertaining to sharing of de-identified data between State Police, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and the Department of Health for the purposes of a research study conducted by Duke University and the University of Virginia.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)