School security officers; employment by private or religious schools, carrying a firearm.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Nov 29, 2018
Signed Feb 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 21, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 8, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Feb 21, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 120 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (78-Y 16-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0)
house of delegates
Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Nov 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Nov 29, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100833D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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