republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2017/hb-1392.md

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Bill	School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties.	Authorizes a school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties if (i) within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board he was an active law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth; (ii) he retired or resigned from his position as a law-enforcement officer in good standing; (iii) he meets the training and qualifications to carry a concealed handgun as a retired law-enforcement officer; (iv) he has met the additional training and certification requirements of the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS); (v) the local school board solicits input from the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality regarding the qualifications of the school security officer and receives verification from such chief law-enforcement officer that the school security officer is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, purchasing, or transporting a firearm; and (vi) the local school board grants him the authority to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties. The bill requires DCJS to establish additional firearms training and certification requirements for school security officers who carry a firearm in the performance of their duties. Existing law requires DCJS to establish minimum training and certification requirements for school security officers.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2017	HB 1392	Virginia HB 1392 (2017)	bill	Commendations and Commemorations Crimes and Offenses Generally Criminal Procedure Education Weapons	enacted	L. Scott Lingamfelter	6	25	7	2016-07-18	2017-03-13	openstates	ocd-bill/edd1f6f8-2b70-4975-8a5f-549aea9aba2b	http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1392	f752634350911afb371cdfa356b21db53096393b2d52c65ac59103b4ff795d14	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 1392 (2017) — School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties.

Authorizes a school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties if (i) within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board he was an active law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth; (ii) he retired or resigned from his position as a law-enforcement officer in good standing; (iii) he meets the training and qualifications to carry a concealed handgun as a retired law-enforcement officer; (iv) he has met the additional training and certification requirements of the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS); (v) the local school board solicits input from the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality regarding the qualifications of the school security officer and receives verification from such chief law-enforcement officer that the school security officer is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, purchasing, or transporting a firearm; and (vi) the local school board grants him the authority to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties. The bill requires DCJS to establish additional firearms training and certification requirements for school security officers who carry a firearm in the performance of their duties. Existing law requires DCJS to establish minimum training and certification requirements for school security officers.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311) (committee substitute) — source
2. House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1392ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100071D (committee substitute) — source
4. House: Printed as engrossed 17100071D-E (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105303D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
6. Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105369D-S2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Education with amendment — 15–6 (pass) · legislature
• Read third time and passed House — 78–19 (pass) · legislature
• Constitutional reading dispensed — 39–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported from Finance with substitute — 11–5 (pass) · legislature
• Senate substitute agreed to by House 17105369D-S2 — 75–22 (pass) · legislature
• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 12–2 (pass) · legislature
• Passed Senate with substitute — 24–16 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• L. Scott Lingamfelter — primary (person)
• Benjamin L. Cline — cosponsor (person)
• Brenda L. Pogge — cosponsor (person)
• C. Matthew Fariss — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher E. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher P. Stolle — cosponsor (person)
• Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
• Glenn R. Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Gordon C. Helsel, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Jackson H. Miller — cosponsor (person)
• James E. Edmunds, II — cosponsor (person)
• James P. "Jimmie" Massie, III — cosponsor (person)
• Jeffrey L. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
• L. Mark Dudenhefer — cosponsor (person)
• M. Keith Hodges — cosponsor (person)
• M. Kirkland Cox — cosponsor (person)
• Margaret B. Ransone — cosponsor (person)
• Mark L. Cole — cosponsor (person)
• Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
• N.D. "Rocky" Holcomb III — cosponsor (person)
• Nicholas J. Freitas — cosponsor (person)
• Peter F. Farrell — cosponsor (person)
• R. Steven Landes — cosponsor (person)
• Richard L. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
• Richard P. Bell — cosponsor (person)
• Rick L. Morris — cosponsor (person)
• Robert G. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
• Roxann L. Robinson — cosponsor (person)
• S. Chris Jones — cosponsor (person)
• T. Scott Garrett — cosponsor (person)
• Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas A. "Tag" Greason — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Timothy D. Hugo — cosponsor (person)
• Tony O. Wilt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2016-07-18 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100071D introduction
• 2016-07-18 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
• 2017-01-19 Read first time reading-1
• 2017-01-20 Passed by for the day
• 2017-01-23 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-01-23 Committee amendment agreed to
• 2017-01-23 Engrossed by House as amended HB1392E
• 2017-01-23 Printed as engrossed 17100071D-E
• 2017-01-24 Read third time and passed House (78-Y 19-N) passage, reading-3
• 2017-01-25 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2017-01-25 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2017-02-08 Rereferred to Finance referral-committee
• 2017-02-17 Read third time reading-3
• 2017-02-17 Committee substitute rejected 17105303D-S1
• 2017-02-17 Reading of substitute waived
• 2017-02-17 Committee substitute agreed to 17105369D-S2
• 2017-02-17 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1392S2
• 2017-02-21 Placed on Calendar
• 2017-02-21 Senate substitute agreed to by House 17105369D-S2 (75-Y 22-N)
• 2017-02-24 Enrolled
• 2017-02-24 Signed by Speaker
• 2017-02-24 Signed by President
• 2017-02-28 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
• 2017-02-28 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
• 2017-03-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 311 (effective 7/1/17) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/edd1f6f8-2b70-4975-8a5f-549aea9aba2b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).