Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1582
Legislation Overview
Title: Concealed handgun permits; age requirement for persons on active military duty.
Subject: Armed Forces: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons: Concealed Weapons: Handguns: Virginia National Guard
Description: Concealed handgun permits; age requirement for persons on active military duty. Allows a person at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age to apply for a concealed handgun permit if he is on active military duty or has received an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces or the Virginia National Guard and has completed basic training as a part of his military service. The bill allows reciprocity under the same circumstances for a nonresident who carries a concealed handgun or weapons permit recognized in the Commonwealth. Current law requires that residents and nonresidents be at least 21 years of age to carry a concealed handgun.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: (67 affirmative votes required to override)
Last Action Date: April 5, 2017
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Jeffrey Campbell (R); Benjamin Cline (R); Hyland Fowler (R); Michael Webert (R); Mark Cole (R); Margaret Ransone (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 5, 2017 | (67 affirmative votes required to override) |
| House | Apr 5, 2017 | VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (66-Y 32-N) |
| House | Apr 5, 2017 | House sustained Governor's veto (66-Y 32-N) |
| House | Apr 5, 2017 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 22, 2017 | Passed by until Wednesday, April 5, 2017 |
| Feb 21, 2017 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| House | Feb 13, 2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17 |
| Feb 13, 2017 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017 | |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2017 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1582ER) |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2017 | Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) |
| Senate | Jan 19, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 19, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Jan 18, 2017 | Read third time and passed House (78-Y 19-N) |
| House | Jan 18, 2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (78-Y 19-N) |
| House | Jan 17, 2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104113D-H1 |
| House | Jan 17, 2017 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1582H1 |
| House | Jan 17, 2017 | Read second time |
| House | Jan 16, 2017 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 13, 2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104113D-H1 |
| House | Jan 13, 2017 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 12, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 10, 2017 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 2, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 2, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102458D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 10, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 13, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 2, 2017 | 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
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (78-Y 19-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (66-Y 32-N)
Link: link to state bill page
