Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1510
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons; carrying into building owned or used by the Commonwealth or political subdivision thereof.
Description: Carrying weapon into building owned or used by the Commonwealth or political subdivision thereof; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first or second offense for a person to transport any (i) gun or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile or projectile of any kind; (ii) frame, receiver, muffler, silencer, missile, projectile, or ammunition designed for use with a dangerous weapon; or (iii) other dangerous weapon into a building owned or used by the Commonwealth or any agency or political subdivision thereof for governmental purposes. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, magistrates, court officers, judges, city or county treasurers, commissioners or deputy commissioners of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, authorized security personnel, and active military personnel while in the conduct of such individuals' official duties. The bill requires that notice of the provisions prohibiting the carrying of such weapons be posted at each public entrance to all buildings owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency or political subdivision thereof. A third or subsequent offense of this or certain other firearms offenses is punishable as a Class 6 felony.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 11, 2020
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Delores McQuinn (D); Patrick Hope (D); Clinton Jenkins (D); Mark Levine (D); Ibraheem Samirah (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (5 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 11, 2020 | Left in Public Safety |
| House | Jan 8, 2020 | Presented and ordered printed 20104479D |
| House | Jan 8, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 8, 2020 | 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
