Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1422
Legislation Overview
Title: Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Handguns
Description: Concealed handgun permit; demonstrated competence. Adds a firearms safety or training course conducted by the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) or by a USCCA-certified firearms instructor, or any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law-enforcement agency, institution of higher education, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school utilizing instructors certified by the USCCA to those programs that satisfy the demonstration of competence requirement for the issuance of a Virginia resident or nonresident concealed handgun permit.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0093)
Last Action Date: March 21, 2023
Companion Bill: SB898
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Carrie Coyner (R); Tara Durant (R); Kim Taylor (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0093) | |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 93 (effective 7/1/23) | |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 | |
| House | Mar 2, 2023 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2023 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 21, 2023 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1422ER) |
| House | Feb 21, 2023 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 21, 2023 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2023 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2023 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2023 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2023 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2023 | Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2023 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2023 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Jan 31, 2023 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 27, 2023 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2023 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Dec 14, 2022 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Dec 14, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100744D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 21, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 21, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Dec 14, 2022 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) | 01/26/2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) | 01/27/2023 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) | 02/2/2023 | 55 | 45 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) | 02/13/2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | 02/14/2023 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | 02/16/2023 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
