HB 670

            
2020 SESSION

20106194D

HOUSE BILL NO. 670

AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

(Proposed by the House Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

on January 31, 2020)

(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Cole, M.L.)

A BILL related to the use of door-locking mechanisms.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. � 1. That the Department of Housing and Community
Development is directed to convene stakeholders representing entities that
enforce the Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) (� 36-97 et seq. of the Code
of Virginia) and the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code Act (SFPC) (�
27-94 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), other law-enforcement organizations,
and representatives of local governments throughout the Commonwealth to develop
proposals for changes to the USBC and SFPC for submission to the Board of
Housing and Community Development. Such proposals shall have the goal of
assisting in the provision of safety and security measures for the
Commonwealths public buildings for active-shooter or hostile threats while
maintaining compliance with basic accessibility requirements under the federal
Americans with Disability Act (42 U.S.C. � 12131 et seq.). In developing the
proposals, the stakeholders shall consider (i) door-locking devices, (ii)
barricade devices, and (iii) other safety measures on doors and windows for the
purpose of preventing both ingress and egress in the event of a threat to the
physical security of persons in such buildings.