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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1091

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Legislation Overview

Title: Volunteer school security officers; authorization by local school boards, etc.

Description: Authorization of volunteer school security officers by local school boards and private or religious schools. Authorizes volunteer school security officers to carry firearms at schools in performance of their duties.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)

Last Action Date: February 6, 2020

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'.

1 sponsors: William Stanley (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 6, 2020 Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Senate Jan 27, 2020 Rereferred from Judiciary (10-Y 1-N)
Senate Jan 27, 2020 Rereferred to Education and Health
Senate Jan 27, 2020 Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate Jan 17, 2020 Presented and ordered printed 20106069D
Senate Jan 17, 2020 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate Jan 17, 2020 Unanimous consent to introduce
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 17, 2020 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/27/2020 10 1 0 0 Yes
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/6/2020 9 6 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Nay
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Nay
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Nay
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Peake, Mark (R) Nay
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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