Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety

Agenda      MEETING CANCELLLED

The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony and consider bills

Block I

Bill No. 34-0072 An act amending title 23 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, providing for the declaration of firearm components upon their entry into the Virgin Islands, and other related purposes.

Proposed by Senator Dwayne M. DeGraff

Invited Testifiers:  

Mr. Ray Martinez, Commissioner Nominee, Virgin Islands Police Department

Mr. Eric Oram, Postal Inspector, U.S Postal Service

Honorable Denise N. George, Esq., Attorney General, Department of Justice

Block II

BR- BR21-0237 An Act amending title 14 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 113, section 2253, relating to the unauthorized carrying of a firearm and evidence of intent to commit a crime of violence to require that those convicted of the commission or attempted commission of a violent crime must serve the mandatory minimum sentence without suspension of sentence or adjudication and without eligibility for probation or parole before serving the mandatory minimum sentence.

Proposed by Senator Steven D. Payne, Sr.

Mr. Ray Martinez, Commissioner Nominee, Virgin Islands Police Department

Denise N. George, Esq., Attorney General, Department of Justice