Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1557
Legislation Overview
Title: School boards; training for persons designated to carry concealed handguns on school property.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Education: Weapons: Commissions, Boards, and Institutions Generally
Description: School boards; employee firearms training. Requires every school board in the Commonwealth to designate at least one qualified person for every school in the district who, upon application with the school board, may carry a concealed handgun on school property. The bill requires all designated persons, including certain school division employees, certain school volunteers who carry valid concealed handgun permits, and certain retired law-enforcement officers, to be certified and trained by the Virginia Center for School Safety or the National Rifle Association in the storage, use, and handling of a concealed handgun. The bill also outlines the training requirements for designated persons as designed by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 6, 2013
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
5 sponsors: C. Todd Gilbert; Robert G. Marshall; Thomas C. Wright, Jr.; C. Matt Fariss;Michael J. Webert
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (5 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 6, 2013 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 17, 2013 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Governor's School Safety Task Force by voice vote |
| House | Jan 15, 2013 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 4, 2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103088D |
| House | Jan 4, 2013 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 4, 2013 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
