Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2721
Legislation Overview
Title: School security officers; employment, law-enforcement officers previously employed by the U.S.
Description: Employment of school security officers; law-enforcement officers previously employed by the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof; carrying a firearm in performance of duties. Allows a school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties if, within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board, he was employed by a law-enforcement agency of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof and his duties were substantially similar to those of a law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth. Under current law, only a school security officer who was an active law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board may qualify to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties. The bill also provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services' duty to establish minimum training standards and other requirements for school security officers includes establishing minimum training standards and requirements for school security officers previously employed by a law-enforcement agency of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0493)
Last Action Date: March 18, 2019
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Nicholas Freitas (R); Michael Webert (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 18, 2019 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0493) | |
| Mar 18, 2019 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 493 (effective 7/1/19) | |
| House | Mar 4, 2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019 |
| Mar 4, 2019 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 | |
| House | Feb 22, 2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2721ER) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2019 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 22, 2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 22, 2019 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 19, 2019 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106813D-S1 (79-Y 17-N) |
| House | Feb 19, 2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 17-N) |
| House | Feb 19, 2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2019 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2019 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19106813D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2019 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2721S1 |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2019 | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106813D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2019 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2019 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2019 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| House | Feb 4, 2019 | Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N) |
| House | Feb 4, 2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (65-Y 32-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2019 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Jan 31, 2019 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Jan 30, 2019 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 28, 2019 | Reported from Education (16-Y 5-N) |
| House | Jan 25, 2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 25, 2019 | Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| House | Jan 16, 2019 | Presented and ordered printed 19100996D |
| House | Jan 16, 2019 | Referred to Committee on Education |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 18, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 22, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 14, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 16, 2019 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) | 01/25/2019 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Education (16-Y 5-N) | 01/28/2019 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: PASSAGE (65-Y 32-N) | 02/4/2019 | 65 | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N) | 02/14/2019 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) | 02/15/2019 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) | 02/18/2019 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 17-N) | 02/19/2019 | 79 | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
