Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1096
Legislation Overview
Title: Law-enforcement officers; exemption from prohibition on carrying firearms, etc., in Capitol Square.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Explosives: Firearms: Law-Enforcement Officers: Capitol Square
Description: Law-enforcement officers; retired law-enforcement officers; carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square and the surrounding area. Exempts any law-enforcement officer from the prohibition on carrying a firearm or explosive material within the Capitol of Virginia and Capitol Square and the surrounding area. The bill further allows any law-enforcement officer or qualified retired law-enforcement officer to carry a firearm or explosive material within any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof, or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or agency thereof are regularly present to perform their official duties. Under current law, a law-enforcement officer is exempted only while acting in the conduct of his official duties, and a retired law-enforcement officer is limited to carrying a firearm while visiting a gun range owned or leased by the Commonwealth. The bill also clarifies that "Capitol Square and the surrounding area" as defined in current law does not include any public road or highway.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 15, 2022
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Jason Ballard (R); John Avoli (R); Ronnie Campbell (R); AC Cordoza (R); Wren Williams (R); Scott Wyatt (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 15, 2022 | Left in Public Safety |
| House | Jan 12, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101445D |
| House | Jan 12, 2022 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 12, 2022 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
