Virginia House Bill 12 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 17 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Public school buildings; entry points; limits; screening. Requires each local school board to (i) limit to the lowest feasible number the entry points in each public school building in the local school division, (ii) ensure that each individual who seeks to enter any school building in the local school division is screened with a handheld metal detector wand by a school security officer or another appropriate school board employee who is appropriately trained in such method of screening, (iii) require each such school security officer or other appropriate school board employee to implement further screening according to a protocol that it deems appropriate in any case in which the school board employee who conducts the initial screening has reason to believe that the individual who seeks to enter the school building is in possession of a weapon, and (iv) prohibit any individual from entering any school building in the local school division if the individual fails or refuses to submit to the screening required in clauses (ii) and (iii).

Public school buildings; limits entry points, screening individuals.

Del. Timothy Anderson [R]

2022-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Left in Education
2022-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
2022-01-17	House	Assigned Education sub: K-12
2021-12-17	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2021-12-17	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100801D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	280.2:5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB12
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB12+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB12F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB12F164+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0901V0004+HB0012