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HB 382 Firearms; control by state agencies, rights of employees.

Introduced by: Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Control of firearms by state agencies; rights of employees. Prohibits state agencies other than the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Virginia Port Authority and institutions of higher education from adopting any regulation or workplace rule preventing officers or employees of such agencies from storing a lawfully possessed firearm and ammunition in a locked private motor vehicle at their workplace unless the adoption of the regulation is expressly authorized by statute. The bill also provides that any such regulation or rule adopted prior to July 1, 2016, is invalid.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Control of firearms by state agencies; rights of employees. Prohibits state agencies within the executive branch other than the Virginia Port Authority from adopting any regulation or workplace rule preventing officers or employees of such agencies from storing a lawfully possessed firearm and ammunition in a locked private motor vehicle at their workplace. The bill also provides that any such regulation or rule adopted prior to July 1, 2016, is invalid.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Control of firearms by state agencies; rights of employees. Prohibits state agencies within the executive branch and boards of visitors or other governing bodies of public institutions of higher education from adopting any rule or regulation preventing officers or employees of such agencies or institutions from storing a lawfully possessed firearm and ammunition in a locked private motor vehicle at their workplace. The bill also provides that any such regulation or rule adopted prior to July 1, 2016, is invalid.