Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates

HB 833 — Group violence intervention; definition, Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund created.

Last action — Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Group violence intervention; establishment of Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund. Creates the Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund (the Fund) to be managed by the Office of the Attorney General. The bill provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used to implement violent crime reduction strategies, to provide training for law-enforcement officers and prosecutors, to provide equipment for law-enforcement agencies, and to award grants to organizations that are involved in group violence intervention efforts. The bill defines "group violence intervention" as comprehensive law-enforcement, prosecutorial, and community-based initiatives, substantially similar to Operation Ceasefire as implemented in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Gang Reduction Programs implemented in Los Angeles, California, and Richmond.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

83 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 833 has shifted its focus from establishing a specific grant fund for group violence intervention, known as the Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund, to creating a broader Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention. This new center will serve as a comprehensive resource for research, data collection, and community-based strategies to address firearm violence across Virginia. This change matters because it aims to provide a centralized hub for understanding and tackling firearm violence more effectively, rather than just funding certain initiatives.

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SESSION HOUSE SUBSTITUTE 22105233D HOUSE BILL NO.
SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 22107518D HOUSE BILL NO.
833 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by on January 28, 2022)on Public Safety (Patron Prior to Substitute––Delegate Wilt) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 5, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-525 and 2.2-526, relating to group violence intervention;
833 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations on March 3, 2022) (Patron Prior to Substitute––Delegate Wilt) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 9.1 an article numbered 17, Virginia, relating to the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention;
establishment of Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund.
Virginia Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund;
creation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 5, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-525 and 2.2-526, as follows:
That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 9.1 an article numbered 17, consisting of sections numbered 9.1-194 and 9.1-195, as follows:
Article 5.
Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention.
Group Violence Intervention.
S § 9.1-194.
H As used in this article, "group violence intervention" means comprehensive law-enforcement, prosecutorial, and community-based initiatives, substantially similar to Operation Ceasefire asO implemented in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Gang Reduction Programs implemented in Richmond and Los Angeles, California.
Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention created;
These programs are documented by the Department of Justice and areU social services providers and that are designed to (i) reduce violence and homicide, (ii) minimSze harm to communities through deterrence and enforcement, and (iii) foster stronger relationships between members of law enforcement and the communities they serve.
duties.
E § 2.2-526.
A.
Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund.
From such funds as may be appropriated, the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention (the Center) is hereby established within the Department.
Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund (the Fund) and managed by the Office of the Attorney General.
The Center shall:
Thehe Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller.
1.
All moneys appropriated by the GenerSl Assembly for the Fund, and from any other sources, public or private, shall be paid into the state treasury and be credited to the Fund.
Serve as the Commonwealth's primary resource for research, best practices, and strategies for the implementation of firearm violence intervention, community-based intervention, and group violence int2.
Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.
Operate a statewide gun violence intervention and prevention research center.
Expenditures andBof each disbursements from the Fund shall be made to the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the S Comptroller upon written request of the Attorney General.
The Center shall serve as the Commonwealth's clearinghouse for data regarding firearm violence and firearm violeTce intervention and prevention programs collected by state and local agencies and shall maintain an integrated information system containing data, research, and statistical information regarding Eirearm violence in the Commonwealth;
3.
Facilitate sharing of data regarding firearm violence and firearm violence intervention and higher education, research institutions, hospitals and other medical care facilities, community-basedof organizations, and law-enforcement agencies;
S 4.
In conjunction with the Department of Health, Department of Social Services, Department oU Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Department of Education, and Department of VeteraBs Services, work to enhance programs and strategies designed to address firearm violence, including departments;t focus on the prevention of suicide or domestic violence in the populations servedSby such 5.
Facilitate coordination between state agencies, localities, and community-based organizations to 36 develop comprehensive practices for addressing firearm violence and implementing firearm violence 37 intervention and prevention programs;
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Develop and publish best practices for establishing firearm violence intervention and preTention 39 programs, including street outreach, hospital-based violence intervention, community-based violUnce int7.
Provide technical assistance to localities and community-based organizations to support the establishment of firearm violence intervention and prevention programs, including technical assistance on capacity building, obtaining grant funding, and collecting data;
E 8.
Administer the Virginia Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund established pursuant to § 9.1-195 and provide grants from the Fund to agencies of local government, community-based violence intervention and prevention efforts;of supporting implementation of evidence-informed firearm 9.
Evaluate state and community-based violence intervention programs and policies that receive funding through the Center;
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Produce reports and provide analysis and interpretation of statistical information regarding firearm violence, including information on firearm trafficking, crimes involving firearms, massHshootings, suicides, and fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries;
8 law-enforcement personnel containing best practices for (i) the service and execution of substantial risk orders and protective orders, (ii) the processes for obtaining a firearm from an individual pro1ibited from possessing a firearm, and (iii) addressing the different types of firearm violence, including unintentional injuries, mass shootings, domestic violence, suicides, homicides, and community violence;
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Apply for and accept grants from the United States government or any other source in carrying HB833S1 2 of 2 out the purposes of this article and accept any and all donations, both real and personal, and grants of money from any governmental unit or public agency, or from any institution, person, firm, or corporation, and may receive, utilize, and dispose of the same.
Any moneys received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the account of the Department.
Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of implementing violent crime reduction law-enforcement agencies, and awarding grants to organizations such as state and local equipmenI for 36 law-enforcement agencies, local attorneys for the Commonwealth, localities, social services proTiders, 37 and nonprofit organizations that are engaged in group violence intervention efforts.
The Center may require and shall receive from every department, division, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth, or to which the Commonwealth is a party or any political subdivision thereof, cooperation and assistance in the performance of its duties.
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The Center may also consult and exchange information with local government agencies and interested stakeholders, institutions of higher education, research institutions, hospitals and other medical care facilities, and community-based organizations.
The Office of the Attorney General shall establish an application process for awarding grants 40 of the Virginia Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) shall not apply to expenditures from the Fund.ons E H H 1
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The Center shall report annually on or before October 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly.
The report shall include a summary of activities for the year and any recommendations to address firearm violence within the Commonwealth.
The Department shall ensure that such report is available to the public.
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§ 9.1-195.
Virginia Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund;
purpose;
guidelines.
A.
There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund (the Fund).
The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller.
All moneys accruing to the Fund, including funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf, shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund.
Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it.
Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.
Moneys in the Fund shall be used for the purpose of supporting gun violence intervention and prevention programs.
Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director of the Department.
B.
The Fund shall be administered by the Department, and the Department shall adopt guidelines to make funds available to local government agencies, community-based organizations, and hospitals for the purpose of supporting implementation of evidence-informed gun violence intervention and prevention efforts, including street outreach, hospital-based violence intervention, and group violence intervention programs.
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The Department shall establish a grant procedure to govern funds awarded for this purpose.
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That § 9.1-116.6 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.
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Action History

  1. Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455

  2. Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455

  3. Conferees appointed by Senate

  4. Conferees appointed by House

  5. House acceded to request

  6. Senate requested conference committee

  7. Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)

  8. Conferees appointed by Senate

  9. Conferees appointed by House

  10. House acceded to request

  11. Senate requested conference committee

  12. Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)

  13. VOTE: Rejected (10-Y 88-N)

  14. Senate substitute rejected by House 22107518D-S1 (10-Y 88-N)

  15. VOTE: Rejected (10-Y 88-N)

  16. Senate substitute rejected by House 22107518D-S1 (10-Y 88-N)

  17. Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 10-N)

  18. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB833S1

  19. Committee substitute agreed to 22107518D-S1

  20. Reading of substitute waived

  21. Read third time

  22. Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 10-N)

  23. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB833S1

  24. Committee substitute agreed to 22107518D-S1

  25. Reading of substitute waived

  26. Read third time

  27. Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

  28. Impact statement from DPB (HB833S1)

  29. Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

  30. Impact statement from DPB (HB833S1)

  31. Committee substitute printed 22107518D-S1

  32. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N)

  33. Committee substitute printed 22107518D-S1

  34. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N)

  35. Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  36. Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)

  37. Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  38. Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)

  39. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  40. Constitutional reading dispensed

  41. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  42. Constitutional reading dispensed

  43. VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N)

  44. Passed House (59-Y 40-N)

  45. Pending question ordered

  46. Read third time

  47. VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N)

  48. Passed House (59-Y 40-N)

  49. Pending question ordered

  50. Read third time

  51. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB833H1

  52. Committee substitute agreed to 22105233D-H1

  53. Read second time

  54. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB833H1

  55. Committee substitute agreed to 22105233D-H1

  56. Read second time

  57. Passed by for the day

  58. Read second time

  59. Impact statement from DPB (HB833H1)

  60. Passed by for the day

  61. Read second time

  62. Impact statement from DPB (HB833H1)

  63. Read first time

  64. Read first time

  65. Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  66. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  67. Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  68. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  69. Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

  70. Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

  71. Committee substitute printed 22105233D-H1

  72. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  73. Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

  74. Committee substitute printed 22105233D-H1

  75. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  76. Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

  77. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  78. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)

  79. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  80. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  81. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)

  82. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  83. Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2

  84. Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2

  85. Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  86. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101707D

  87. Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  88. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101707D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 50 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on · 46 voted No

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Votes

Failed 10 Yea · 87 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 108702
Total 108702
% of votes cast 10%88%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Greenhalgh, Karen S. — Nay
March, Marie E. — Nay
Adams, Dawn M. — Nay
Adams, Les R. — Nay
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Angelia Williams Graves — Nay
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Avoli, G. "John" — Nay
Batten, Amanda E. — Nay
Bell, Robert B. — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Nay
Bulova, David L. — Nay
Byron, Kathy J. — Nay
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Nay
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Nay
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Nay
Cordoza, A.C. — Nay
Coyner, Carrie E. — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Nay
David A. Reid — Nay
Davis, Glenn R. — Nay
Delores L. McQuinn — Nay
Don Scott — Yea
Edmunds, James E., II — Nay
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Nay
Fariss, C. Matthew — Nay
Filler-Corn, Eileen — Nay
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Nay
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Nay
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Nay
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Nay
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Hudson, Sally L. — Yea
Irene Shin — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
Jackie H. Glass — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Nay
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Nay
Jessica L. Anderson — Nay
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Karrie K. Delaney — Nay
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Keam, Mark L. — Nay
Knight, Barry D. — Nay
Kory, Kaye — Nay
LaRock, Dave A. — Nay
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Maldonado, Michelle Lopes — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Nay
McGuire, John J., III — Nay
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mullin, Michael P. — Not Voting
Mundon King, Candi — Yea
Murphy, Kathleen — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Nay
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Nay
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Not Voting
Plum, Kenneth R. — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Ransone, Margaret B. — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Robinson, Roxann L. — Nay
Rodney T. Willett — Nay
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Nay
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Nay
Sickles, Mark D. — Nay
Subramanyam, Suhas — Nay
Tara A. Durant — Nay
Taylor, Kim A. — Nay
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Vivian E. Watts — Nay
Wampler, William C., III — Nay
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Nay

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Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38002
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Not Voting
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Not Voting
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Passed 13 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13200
Total 13200
% of votes cast 87%13%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea

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Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 833 do?
Group violence intervention; establishment of Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund. Creates the Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund (the Fund) to be managed by the Office of the Attorney General. The bill provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used to implement violent crime reduction strategies, to provide training for law-enforcement officers and prosecutors, to provide equipment for law-enforcement agencies, and to award grants to organizations that are involved in group violence intervention efforts. The bill defines "group violence intervention" as comprehensive law-enforcement, prosecutorial, and community-based initiatives, substantially similar to Operation Ceasefire as implemented in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Gang Reduction Programs implemented in Los Angeles, California, and Richmond.
Who sponsors HB 833?
HB 833 is sponsored by Tony O. Wilt, Terry L. Austin, Tara A. Durant, Jason S. Ballard, Robert S. Bloxom, Jr., Emily M. Jordan, Mike A. Cherry, Michael J. Webert, Bill Wiley, Wren M. Williams, Thomas C. Wright, Jr., Scott A. Wyatt, Will Davis, Jessica L. Anderson, Kimberly Pope Adams, Karen S. Greenhalgh, Christopher T. Head, M. Keith Hodges, Terry G. Kilgore, James A. "Jay" Leftwich, Marie E. March, Joseph P. McNamara, James W. Morefield, Israel D. O'Quinn, Chris S. Runion, Phillip A. Scott, Anne Ferrell Tata, H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr., Wendell S. Walker, Barry D. Knight, Garrett McGuire, Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr., Robinson, Roxann L., Ransone, Margaret B., Orrock, Robert D., Sr., Marshall, Daniel W., III, LaRock, Dave A., Ruff, Frank M., Jr., Gilbert, C. Todd, Freitas, Nicholas J., Wampler, William C., III, Cordoza, A.C., Campbell, Ronnie R., Campbell, Jeffrey L., Byron, Kathy J., Bell, Robert B., Taylor, Kim A., Avoli, G. "John", Fariss, C. Matthew, Edmunds, James E., II, and Coyner, Carrie E..
What is the current status of HB 833?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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