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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2441: SW Va. Higher Ed. Ctr. Bd. of Trustees; authority to permit campus officers to carry firearms.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2441 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: SW Va. Higher Ed. Ctr. Bd. of Trustees; authority to permit campus officers to carry firearms. Primary sponsor: Israel O'Quinn (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0174).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Israel O'QuinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0174)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 174 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2441)
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  5. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2441ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Senate Amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
  11. Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
  12. Engrossed by Senate as amended

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source