Senate: Committee of the Whole

Agenda

The Thirty-Fourth Legislature’s Committee of the Whole will convene to receive testimony on the following proposed legislations:

The Governor’s proposed bills amending provisions in the Virgin Islands Code to create the first Emergency Medical Services Systems, adopting provisions for the Department of Health to regulate Emergency Medical Services, and expanding Virgin Islands Fire Services to include Emergency Medical Services in order to increase the protection of life and property throughout the territory

Proposed bill — amending Title 23, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, sections 460, 470, and 489a to provide for better licensing, safety, and declaration processes for firearms and ammunition entering and being used in the Virgin Islands by clarifying the following: reciprocity provisions and what out-of-state licensees need to do for licensure, the reporting and declaration requirements for firearms brought into the Virgin Islands, and safe storage requirements when traveling.