Public school building security enhancements; compliance with Uniform Statewide Building Code, etc.
Summary
Requires each school board, in consultation with the local building official and the state or local fire marshal, to develop a procurement plan to ensure that all security enhancements to public school buildings are in compliance with the Uniform Statewide Building Code and Statewide Fire Prevention Code.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Dec 18, 2018
Signed Feb 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 16, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 8, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 21, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 121 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1725E
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 16, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0)
house of delegates
Dec 18, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Dec 18, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102593D
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Chris Head
RRepublican
Co
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
Co
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
David E. Yancey
RRepublican
Co
JM
John McGuire
RRepublican
Co
Kathy J. Byron
RRepublican
Co
M. Kirkland Cox
RRepublican
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