Bill Text: VA SB319 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Public property, etc.; security on premises where firearms are prohibited.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-22 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) [SB319 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2020-SB319-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 319 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 6, 2020 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 9.1 a chapter numbered 14, consisting of a section numbered 9.1-1400, relating to security of public property. ---------- Patron-- Chase ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 9.1 a chapter numbered 14, consisting of a section numbered 9.1-1400, as follows:

CHAPTER 14. SECURITY OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.

§9.1-1400. Security of public property.

Any property owned by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or used by a public body as defined in §2.2-4115, where firearms have been prohibited by law shall have law-enforcement officers, as defined in §9.1-101, or armed security officers, licensed pursuant to Article 4 (§9.1-138 et seq.) of Chapter 1, on the premises of such property to provide security services.