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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session
HB2257School safety; employment of school security officers, criteria.
Direction
FirearmscarryAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Removes the prior requirement that a retired law-enforcement officer must have been active within the 10 years before being hired as a school security officer, allowing older retirees (up to age 75) to carry firearms on school grounds if other criteria are met.
(i) [deleted: within 10 years immediately prior to being] he is age 75 or younger at the time he is hired by the local school board or private or religious school;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends criteria for retired law-enforcement officers to serve as armed school security officers by deleting the 10-year recency requirement (expanding who may carry firearms in schools) while adding an explicit age-75 cap (restricting those older than 75). Both changes are substantive and directly affect the firearms/carry topic; no other listed topics are addressed.
Related bills
HB1035Public schools; school security and discipline, employment of school security officers, training.↑Expands gun access=No change to gun access Committee
HB229Weapons; possession prohibited in hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Law
HB101Concealed handguns; alternate methods of submission of applications for permits.↑Expands gun access Law
HB1524Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, exceptions, penalty.↓Restricts gun access=No change to gun access Law
Hearings and calendar
2025-01-23 08:00 · Hearing · House Public Safety - Public Safety Committee Hearing House North Subcommittee Room - 200
2025-01-24 07:30 · Hearing · House Public Safety Committee Hearing House Committee Room A - 008
2025-01-30 16:00 · Hearing · House Public Safety - Firearms Committee Hearing House North Subcommittee Room - 200
Votes
Date
Chamber
Motion
Yea-Nay
2025-01-23
H
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
6-0
Passed
2025-01-30
H
Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 4-N)