Virginia House Bill 1556 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-16 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Employment of K-9 Detection Teams in public schools permitted. Permits any school board to employ or hire on a contract basis in any public elementary or secondary school in the local school division a full-time or part-time K-9 Detection Team, defined in the bill as a safety assessment team that (i) consists of a canine and a canine handler who are trained specifically to detect explosives, firearms, narcotics, and tobacco products and nicotine vapor products, as those terms are defined in relevant law, and (ii) is employed by a school board or hired by a school board on a contract basis to provide such detection services in public elementary and secondary schools in the local school division pursuant to a contract with an entity that is approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to train canines and canine handlers to provide such detection services. Employment of K-9 Detection Teams in public schools permitted. Permits any school board to employ or hire on a contract basis in any public elementary or secondary school in the local school division a full-time or part-time K-9 Detection Team, defined in the bill as a safety assessment team that (i) consists of a canine and a canine handler who are trained specifically to detect explosives, firearms, narcotics, and tobacco products and nicotine vapor products, as those terms are defined in relevant law, and (ii) is employed by a school board or hired by a school board on a contract basis to provide such detection services in public elementary and secondary schools in the local school division pursuant to a contract with an entity that is approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to train canines and canine handlers to provide such detection services.

K-9 Detection Teams; permitted in public schools.

Sen. Emily Brewer [R]

Del. Kim Taylor [R]

2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (65-Y 35-N) (Y: 65 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-16	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2023-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-02	House	VOTE: Passage (65-Y 35-N)
2023-02-02	House	Read third time and passed House (65-Y 35-N)
2023-02-01	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1556H2
2023-02-01	House	Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 23105375D-H2
2023-02-01	House	Committee on Education substitute rejected 23104657D-H1
2023-02-01	House	Read second time
2023-01-31	House	Read first time
2023-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 23105375D-H2
2023-01-27	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
2023-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
2023-01-19	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2023-01-18	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-18	House	Committee substitute printed 23104657D-H1
2023-01-18	House	Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
2023-01-17	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
2023-01-16	House	Assigned Education sub: K-12
2023-01-05	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-05	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102553D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	279.10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	280.2:3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	110.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	114.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	184	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1556
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1556+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1556H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1556H2+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104657D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23104657D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1556FH2122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0901V0002+HB1556
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H09V0011+HB1556
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0203V0007+HB1556
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0017+HB1556
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1324+HB1556
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0307+HB1556