HB 2231

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 13, 2021
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Group Violence Intervention Board and Division of Group Violence Intervention; established, report.

Abstract

Group Violence Intervention Board; Divisionof Group Violence Intervention; Project Ceasefire Grant Fund; ProjectExit Grant Fund. Establishes the Group Violence Intervention Boardto coordinate and assist federal, state, and local group violenceintervention efforts. The bill also establishes within the Departmentof Criminal Justice Services (the Department) the Division of Group Violence Intervention (the Division), to be headed by an executivedirector appointed by the Director of the Department. The bill providesthat the Division is responsible for (i) coordinating the effortsof members of state and local law enforcement, community members,and social services providers to combat group violence; (ii) servingas a clearinghouse for research, best practices, and strategies thatmay be utilized in the implementation, execution, and evaluationof group violence interventions; and (iii) implementing and administeringvarious federal, state, and local grant funds that aid group violence intervention efforts. Finally, the bill creates the Project CeasefireGrant Fund, which provides money to organizations that are involvedin group violence intervention efforts, and creates the Project Exit Grant Fund, which provides money to organizations that assist formergang members or individuals attempting to leave gangs.

Bill Sponsors (16)

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Actions


Feb 05, 2021

House

Left in Appropriations

Feb 01, 2021

House

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 29, 2021

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

House

Committee substitute printed 21103405D-H1

House

Reported from Public Safety with substitute (17-Y 3-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

Jan 21, 2021

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)

Jan 20, 2021

House

Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

Jan 14, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2231)

Jan 13, 2021

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101686D

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101686D HTML
Committee substitute printed 21103405D-H1 HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2231F122.PDF PDF

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