HB229 prohibits possession of firearms and knives in hospitals providing mental health or developmental services in Virginia.
HB229 amends the Code of Virginia to make it unlawful for any person to knowingly possess a firearm or a knife with a blade over three and a half inches in any hospital building that provides mental health or developmental services. This includes emergency departments or facilities rendering emergency medical care. The bill defines "mental health services" and "developmental services" according to existing statutes. Violation of this prohibition is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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