2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2441: SW Va. Higher Ed. Ctr. Bd. of Trustees; authority to permit campus officers to carry firearms.

Legislative Summary

Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees; authority to permit campus security officers to carry firearms in performance of official duties; conditions. Authorizes the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees to permit campus security personnel employed in its campus security department to carry firearms in the performance of their official duties, provided that such campus security personnel are considered armed security officers, as such term is defined in relevant law, and comply with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements attendant to such designation, including registration and training. This bill is identical to SB 1368.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101883D
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2441)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/18/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/19/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/19/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/19/2025
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
Senate
2/19/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2441ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/11/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2441)
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 174 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/19/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0174)

Amendments

Courts of Justice Amendment

Courts of Justice Amendment

Not Adopted

Senate Amendment

Senate Amendment

Not Adopted

Courts of Justice Amendment

Courts of Justice Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/19/20254.8 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20255.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/20255.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/11/2025115.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/16/2025116.7 KB