OFFICIAL AGENDA — Bill No. 36-0144

Collection: Hearing Records
Sub-shelf: Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety
Kind: Hearing Record
Entity: Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Date: 2025
Type: Notice and Agenda
Pages: 3
Text: Native Text
Identifiers: Bill 36-0144, Bill 36-0105, Bill 36-0123

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COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY The 36th Legislature’s Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety will meet on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. OFFICIAL AGENDA BLOCK I: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Bill No. 36-0144 - An act amending title 14 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 113 to define and prohibit assault rifles, ban suppressors and silencers, and requiring safety training for licensed rifles and shotgun holders; prohibiting large-capacity magazines and preventing the illegal sales of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition. (Sponsored by: Senator Clifford A. Joseph, Sr.) Invited Testifiers: BLOCK II: 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Bill No. 36-0105 - An act amending title 7 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 13, subchapter III by prohibiting the possession, sale, or manufacture of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, delta-6 THC, delta-8 THC and delta- Honorable Mario Brooks Commissioner Virgin Islands Police Department Honorable Gordon Rhea, Esq. Attorney General of the Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Department of Justice Mr. Antonio Emanuel Director, Office of Gun Violence Prevention Office of the Governor Page | 2 10 THC products in the Virgin Islands and for other related purposes (Sponsored by: Senator Clifford A. Joseph, Sr.) Invited Testifiers: LUNCH BREAK: 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. BLOCK III: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Bill No. 36-0123 - An act amending title 20 Virgin Islands Code, part II, chapter 43, subchapter I, section 493 making it unlawful for a person who has 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his blood to operate a commercial motor vehicle, and making it unlawful for a person under the age of 21 Honorable Mario Brooks Commissioner Virgin Islands Police Department Honorable Gordon Rhea Attorney General of the Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Department of Justice Honorable Justa “Tita” Encarnacion Commissioner V.I. Department of Health Honorable Louis E. Petersen, PhD Commissioner V.I. Department of Agriculture Honorable H. Nathalie Hodge Commissioner V.I. Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs Ms. Joanne Moorehead Executive Director V.I. Office of Cannabis Regulation Ms. Riise Richards Chair, V.I. Industrial Hemp Commission Deputy Commissioner, VI Department of Agriculture Mr. Duane Howell Executive Director ARCH Institute Page | 3 years who has any detectable amount of alcohol in his blood, to operate a motor vehicle (Sponsored by: Senator Ray Fonseca Invited Testifiers: cc: All Senators Legislative Staff Media Honorable Mario M. Brooks Commissioner V.I. Police Department Honorable Gordon Rhea, Esq. V.I. Attorney General V.I. Department of Justice Ms. Julie Smith Todman, Esq. Chief Public Defender V.I. Office of the Public Defender