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HOUSE BILL NO. 670 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 6, 2020 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1413.1, relating to security in locality-owned buildings; door-locking mechanisms. ---------- Patron-- Cole, M.L. ---------- Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-1413.1 as follows:

§ 15.2-1413.1. Door-locking mechanisms; locality-owned buildings.

No locality-owned building shall be prohibited from installing or using door-locking mechanisms on doors and windows for the purpose of preventing both ingress and egress in the event of a threat to the physical security of persons in such building. The Board of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations for the installation and use of such door-locking mechanisms.