Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB454
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm/explosive material; carrying w/in Capitol Square or bldg. owned or leased by Commonwealth.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Explosives: Firearms: Capitol Square: Property Grounds and Buildings State-owned
Description: Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or explosive material within any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or agency thereof or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties that currently applies to any property owned or operated by a public institution of higher education to instead apply to any individual within a building owned or operated by a public institution of higher education who possesses a weapon as part of such public institution of higher education's curriculum or activities or as part of any organization authorized by such public institution of higher education to conduct its programs or activities within such building, as such uses are approved through the law-enforcement or public safety unit of such institution.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: House sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 17, 2024
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: Katrina Callsen (D); Alex Askew (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Laura Jane Cohen (D); Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D); Michael Feggans (D); Amy Laufer (D); Marty Martinez (D); David Reid (D); Holly Seibold (D); Shelly Simonds (D); Joshua Thomas (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 12% (12 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 17, 2024 | House sustained Governor's veto |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| House | Mar 11, 2024 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2024 | Signed by President |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB454ER) |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice (6-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2024 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB454H1 |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24105639D-H1 |
| House | Jan 31, 2024 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 29, 2024 | Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 10-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 21, 2024 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| House | Jan 19, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24105639D-H1 |
| House | Jan 19, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 19, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 18, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 18, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 16, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 8, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 8, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103011D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 19, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 8, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Governors veto explanation | Governors veto explanation | Mar 27, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for HB454 Public Safety, Firearms | Substitute for HB454 Public Safety, Firearms | Jan 18, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for HB454 Public Safety, Firearms | Substitute for HB454 Public Safety, Firearms | Jan 18, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) | 01/18/2024 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N) | 01/19/2024 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) | 01/24/2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 10-N) | 01/29/2024 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) | 02/2/2024 | 51 | 48 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (6-Y 5-N) | 02/14/2024 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 02/28/2024 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 02/29/2024 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 03/1/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
