School buildings; plans to be reviewed by a professional trained & experienced in crime prevention.
Summary
Requires the plans and specifications for new or remodeled public school building construction to be reviewed by an individual or entity with professional expertise in crime prevention through environmental design. All comments by such reviewer shall be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction along with the final plans and specifications.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Dec 19, 2018
Signed Mar 5, 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
21
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Mar 5, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 226 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1738S1
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106566D-S1
upper
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 16, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0)
house of delegates
Dec 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Dec 19, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100653D
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nick Rush
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
Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
Co
Kathy J. Byron
RRepublican
Co
M. Kirkland Cox
RRepublican
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