Public Safety Committee

Public Safety Committee

Summary

Meets on:  Friday at 8:00 a.m. in House Committee Room

Members: Patrick Hope (Chair) – Amanda Batten – Jeff Bourne – Ronnie Campbell  –  Joshua Cole –  Carrie Coyner – Glenn Davis – Matt Fariss – Dan Helmer – Clint Jenkins – Kaye Kory – Mark Levine – Alfonso Lopez   –  Ken Plum – Cia Price – Sam Rasoul – Roxann Robinson – Nick Rush – Shelly Simonds – Tony Wilt  – Tommy Wright

(12 Democrats and 9 Republicans)

Subcommittees:

  • Firearms
  • Public Safety

 

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Note: Details on bills passed below are in the Heading “Bills passed”

  • HB 1796 License plates, special; removes fee for issuance to Va. National Guard retirees.
  • HB 1894 Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; certain employees of DJJ authorized to administer.
  • HB 1895 Fines and costs; accrual of interest, deferral or installment payment agreements.
  • HB 1909 School board building or property, certain; establishment of gun-free zone permitted.
  • HB 2128 Firearms; criminal history record information check delay increased to five days.
  • HB 2216 Va. Missing Child w/ Autism Alert Program; renames Va. Missing Person w/ Autism Program.
  • HB 2258 Substantial Risk Order Registry; maintenance by State Police.
  • HB 2295 Firearm; carrying within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, state-owned bldgs.
  • HB 2310 Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence.
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Public Safety Committee hearings
Virginia House of Delegates Video Streaming

Standing Committee: 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/8 2/12 2/19 

Subcommittee on Firearms: 1/19 1/26 

Subcommittee on Public Safety: 1/14 1/21 1/28 2/11 2/16 

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A new Virginia law in the works will close a loophole for people with autism.

Right now, it’s known as House Bill 2216 in the General Assembly, but it’s fully expected to become law July 1 as the Jamile Hill Law for Justice.

Hill, 29, wandered off from her home off Bainbridge Boulevard in October. She drowned in a swampy area about a mile away.

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Firearms Subcommittee

Meets on: Friday at 8:00 a.m. in House Committee Room

MembersJeff Bourne (Chair),  Amanda Batten,  Carrie CoynerGlenn Davis,  Dan HelmerClint Jenkins,  Ken Plum

Public Safety Subcommittee

Meets on: Thursday at 6:00 p.m. in 400-B Subcommittee Room

Members:  Mark Levine (Chair),  Ronnie Campbell Joshua Cole,  Kaye Kory,  Sam Rasoul,  Roxann Robinson,  Shelly Simonds,  Tony Wilt

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      HB 2310, which looks for competence when receiving a concealed weapons permit, is good because people that carry firearms in the public should be at least competent with the weapon.

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