Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1427
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms, etc.; control of possession by locality.
Subject: Counties Cities and Towns: Firearms: Public Buildings Facilities and Property
Description: Control of firearms by localities. Removes a locality's authority to prohibit the possession or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination thereof in (i) any public park owned or operated by the locality; (ii) any recreation or community center facility operated by the locality; or (iii) any public street, road, alley, or sidewalk or public right-of-way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: February 13, 2023
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Dave LaRock (R); AC Cordoza (R); Hyland Fowler (R); Marie March (R); Chris Runion (R); Phillip Scott (R); Wendell Walker (R); Bill Wiley (R); Wren Williams (R); Thomas Wright (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 10% (10 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2023 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2023 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-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 10-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2023 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Dec 15, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100752D |
| House | Dec 15, 2022 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Dec 15, 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 10-N) | 01/27/2023 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) | 02/2/2023 | 52 | 47 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) | 02/13/2023 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
