VA HB2344 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 27-1)
Status: Passed on March 23 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

School safety; threat assessment teams and oversight committees. Requires local school boards to establish policies and procedures for the establishment of threat assessment teams. The bill requires the division superintendent to establish for each school a threat assessment team. The threat assessment teams shall (i) provide guidance to students, faculty, and staff regarding recognition of threatening or aberrant behavior that may represent a threat to the community; (ii) identify members of the school community to whom threatening behavior should be reported; and (iii) implement the policies adopted by the school board. The bill requires threat assessment teams to report to the division superintendent upon a preliminary determination that an individual poses a threat of violence to self or others.

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Title

School safety; threat assessment teams, model critical incident response training program, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2013-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 3-N) (Y: 96 N: 3 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (78-Y 19-N) (Y: 80 N: 19 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-13 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (17-Y 4-N) (Y: 17 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)
2013-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (effective 7/1/13)
2013-03-05HouseSigned by Speaker
2013-03-04SenateSigned by President
2013-03-04HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2344ER)
2013-03-04HouseEnrolled
2013-02-21HouseVOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 3-N)
2013-02-21HouseSenate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 13105375D-S1 (94-Y 3-N)
2013-02-21HousePlaced on Calendar
2013-02-21SenatePassed Senate with substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-21SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB2344S1
2013-02-21SenateAmendment by Senator Martin agreed to
2013-02-21SenateReading of amendment waived
2013-02-21SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 13105375D-S1
2013-02-21SenateReading of substitute waived
2013-02-21SenateRead third time
2013-02-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-20SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2013-02-20SenateCommittee substitute printed 13105375D-S1
2013-02-20SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2013-02-20SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2013-02-19HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (78-Y 19-N)
2013-02-19HouseRead third time and passed House (78-Y 19-N)
2013-02-18HousePrinted as engrossed 13105206D-EH2
2013-02-18HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB2344EH2
2013-02-18HouseAmendment by Delegate Albo agreed to
2013-02-18HouseAmendment by Delegate Toscano rejected
2013-02-18HouseAmendments by Delegate Morris agreed to
2013-02-18HouseRead second time
2013-02-15HousePassed by for the day
2013-02-15HouseCommittee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 13105206D-H2
2013-02-15HouseCommittee on Militia, Police and Public Safety substitute rejected 13105082D-H1
2013-02-15HouseRead second time
2013-02-14HouseRead first time
2013-02-13HouseCommittee substitute printed 13105206D-H2
2013-02-13HouseReported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2013-02-12HouseAssigned App. sub: Public Safety
2013-02-11HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2013-02-11HouseCommittee substitute printed 13105082D-H1
2013-02-11HouseReported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
2013-02-08HouseReferred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2013-02-08HousePresented and ordered printed 13104931D
2013-02-08HouseIntroduced at the request of Governor

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
22179.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB2344
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2344+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2344H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2344H2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2344EH2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2344S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2344ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0710+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H15V0101+HB2344
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H02V0137+HB2344
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV1073+HB2344
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S04V0222+HB2344
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV1238+HB2344
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0816HB2344+HB2344
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0817HB2344+HB2344

Bill Comments

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