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HB4402Introduced in the House of Delegates

Relating to school protection officers

IntroducedHouse Education

Introduced by Scot Heckert, District 13

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the appointment, qualifications, certification, authority, compensation, and training of school protection officers by a sheriff, and to provide for limitations on the civil liability of school protection officers in certain circumstances.

Where it stands

To House Education

February 18, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Education then Judiciary

  3. Introduced in House

  4. To House Education

  5. To House Public Education

  6. Markup Discussion

  7. To House Education

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