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SB 333 USBC & SFPC; proposal for changes to the Codes to address active shooters or hostile threats.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Door locking mechanisms and other safety devices. Provides that the Department of Housing and Community Development shall convene stakeholders representing entities that enforce the Uniform Statewide Building Code and the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, other law-enforcement organizations, and representatives of local governments throughout the Commonwealth to develop proposals for changes to the USBC and SFPC for submission to the Board of Housing and Community Development. Such proposals shall have the goal of assisting in the provision of safety and security measures for the Commonwealth's public buildings for active-shooter or hostile threats while maintaining compliance with basic accessibility requirements under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. This bill is identical to HB 670.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104049D pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106365D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB333ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/31/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0533) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/06/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104049D
- 01/06/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/22/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106365D-S1
- 01/24/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106365D-S1
- 01/27/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB333S1
- 01/28/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/20 House: Read first time
- 02/03/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/14/20 House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 02/18/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 House: Read second time
- 02/25/20 House: Read third time
- 02/25/20 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB333ER)
- 03/02/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/31/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 533 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/31/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0533)