School security officers; employment by private or religious schools, carrying a firearm. (HB1656)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg) with support from co-patron Del. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
School security officers; employment by private or religious schools; carrying a firearm in performance of duties. Allows private or religious schools to employ a school security officer and to authorize a school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties, subject to the same criteria for carrying a firearm in the performance of his duties imposed on a school security officer employed by the local school board. The bill also updates the definition of school security officer in the assault and battery statute. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 11/29/2018 | Committee |
| 11/29/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100833D |
| 11/29/2018 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/11/2019 | Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/16/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
| 01/16/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1656) |
| 01/21/2019 | Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2019 | Read first time |
| 01/24/2019 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/25/2019 | Read third time and passed House (78-Y 16-N) |
| 01/25/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (78-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/28/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/06/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/11/2019 | Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | Enrolled |
| 02/13/2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1656ER) |
| 02/13/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1656ER) |
| 02/13/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/14/2019 | Signed by President |
| 02/15/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 15, 2019 |
| 02/15/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2019 |
| 02/21/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 120 (effective 7/1/19) |
| 02/21/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0120) |
Comments
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