republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-333.md

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Bill	USBC & SFPC; proposal for changes to the Codes to address active shooters or hostile threats.	Door locking mechanisms and other safety devices.Provides that the Department of Housing and Community Developmentshall convene stakeholders representing entities that enforce theUniform Statewide Building Code and the Virginia Statewide Fire PreventionCode, other law-enforcement organizations, and representatives oflocal governments throughout the Commonwealth to develop proposalsfor changes to the USBC and SFPC for submission to the Board of Housingand Community Development. Such proposals shall have the goal of assistingin the provision of safety and security measures for the Commonwealth'spublic buildings for active-shooter or hostile threats while maintainingcompliance with basic accessibility requirements under the federalAmericans with Disabilities Act. This bill is identical to HB 670.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	SB 333	Virginia SB 333 (2020)	bill		enacted	Richard H. Stuart	4	29	6	2020-01-06	2020-03-31	openstates	ocd-bill/23d8c4f9-e265-4123-8da6-2cd9936d5e53	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB333	f4753b6253ade1f29f37a6c9a83120a4c40f3056d317b801bd49574a91099e2b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 333 (2020) — USBC & SFPC; proposal for changes to the Codes to address active shooters or hostile threats.

Door locking mechanisms and other safety devices.Provides that the Department of Housing and Community Developmentshall convene stakeholders representing entities that enforce theUniform Statewide Building Code and the Virginia Statewide Fire PreventionCode, other law-enforcement organizations, and representatives oflocal governments throughout the Commonwealth to develop proposalsfor changes to the USBC and SFPC for submission to the Board of Housingand Community Development. Such proposals shall have the goal of assistingin the provision of safety and security measures for the Commonwealth'spublic buildings for active-shooter or hostile threats while maintainingcompliance with basic accessibility requirements under the federalAmericans with Disabilities Act. This bill is identical to HB 670.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0533) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB333ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB333S1 (committee substitute) — source
4. Impact statement from DPB (SB333) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104049D introduction
• 2020-01-06 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
• 2020-01-15 Impact statement from DPB (SB333)
• 2020-01-22 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-01-22 Committee substitute printed 20106365D-S1 substitution
• 2020-01-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2020-01-27 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-01-27 Reading of substitute waived
• 2020-01-27 Committee substitute agreed to 20106365D-S1
• 2020-01-27 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB333S1
• 2020-01-28 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-03 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-02-03 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-03 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
• 2020-02-10 Impact statement from DPB (SB333S1)
• 2020-02-14 Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection referral-committee
• 2020-02-18 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-20 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-24 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-25 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-25 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage
• 2020-02-25 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 2020-03-02 Enrolled
• 2020-03-02 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-03 Signed by President
• 2020-03-04 Impact statement from DPB (SB333ER)
• 2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 2020-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 533 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/23d8c4f9-e265-4123-8da6-2cd9936d5e53. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).