Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB786
Legislation Overview
Title: Teachers and other school board employees; grounds for dismissal.
Subject: Education
Description: Dismissal of teachers and other school board employees; grounds. Provides that no school board employee shall be dismissed or placed on probation solely on the grounds that (i) he possessed an unloaded firearm that is in a closed container in or upon his vehicle or in the locked trunk of his vehicle, a knife having a metal blade in or upon his motor vehicle, or an unloaded shotgun or rifle in a firearms rack in or upon his motor vehicle or (ii) the employee, who has a valid concealed handgun permit, possessed a concealed handgun while in his motor vehicle in a parking lot, traffic circle, or other means of vehicular ingress or egress to the school.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
Last Action Date: February 27, 2014
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'.
6 sponsors: Terry G. Kilgore; R. Steven Landes; Tony Wilt;Israel D. O'Quinn;A. Benton "Ben" Chafin;Jeffrey L. Campbell
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2014 | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2014 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2014 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 11, 2014 | Read third time and passed House (67-Y 32-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2014 | VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 32-N) |
| House | Feb 10, 2014 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Feb 8, 2014 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 7, 2014 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (15-Y 7-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) |
| House | Feb 4, 2014 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Feb 3, 2014 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Feb 3, 2014 | Reported from Education (13-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 29, 2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 29, 2014 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 17, 2014 | Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education |
| House | Jan 7, 2014 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| House | Jan 7, 2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102127D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 2014 | 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
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
House: Reported from Education (13-Y 9-N)
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (15-Y 7-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 32-N)
Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
Link: link to state bill page
