Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2733: Students; statewide mobile application for reporting of suspicious activity.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 2733 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Students; statewide mobile application for reporting of suspicious activity. Primary sponsor: Geary Higgins. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Appropriations.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Department of Education; statewide mobile application for student reporting of suspicious activity. Requires the Department of Education, with such funds as may be appropriated for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act or provided from any other source, and alone or in partnership with another state agency or a nonprofit organization, or a combination thereof, to develop or procure a multiplatform compatible mobile application that is made available at no cost to each public elementary and secondary school student and that permits each such student to report suspicious activity, including by attaching screenshots, other photographs, and videos, to the appropriate school and local law-enforcement officials for analysis and potential response. The bill requires the Department to assist each school board to coordinate student awareness of and access to such mobile application but provides that no school board shall bear any cost or additional administrative burden relating to such mobile application.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geary Higgins | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Chris Obenshain | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Appropriations
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2733)
- Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
- Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- Incorporates HB2765(Obenshain)
- Committee substitute printed 25106388D-H1
- Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2733)
- Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Presented and ordered printed 25103718D