Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB529
Legislation Overview
Title: Public schools; school security and discipline; employment of school security officers; training requirements.
Description: Public schools; school security and discipline; employment of school security officers; training requirements. Amends the requirements for the training course of which an individual employed as a school security officer is required to submit proof of completion to the Department of Criminal Justice Services in order to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties by (i) eliminating the requirement that such training course include training in active shooter emergency response and, instead, requiring it to include training in critical incident preparedness and response and (ii) clarifying that such training course include training in behavioral threat assessment.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Last Action Date: January 13, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Danny Diggs (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101784D |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
