Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB175
Legislation Overview
Title: Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Firearms
Description: Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: House sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 17, 2024
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Marcus Simon (D); Betsy Carr (D); Irene Shin (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 100)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Apr 17, 2024 | House sustained Governor's veto |
Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
Mar 11, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
House | Mar 11, 2024 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
Senate | Mar 8, 2024 | Signed by President |
House | Mar 7, 2024 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB175ER) |
House | Mar 7, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
House | Mar 7, 2024 | Enrolled |
House | Mar 4, 2024 | VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 47-N) |
House | Mar 4, 2024 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108242D-S1 (51-Y 47-N) |
Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Read third time |
Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) |
Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N) |
Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB175S1 |
Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24108242D-S1 |
Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Reading of substitute waived |
Senate | Feb 29, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24108242D-S1 |
Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 4-N) |
Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
Senate | Feb 14, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Senate | Feb 14, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
House | Feb 13, 2024 | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) |
House | Feb 13, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) |
House | Feb 12, 2024 | Read second time |
House | Feb 12, 2024 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB175H1 |
House | Feb 12, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24107266D-H1 |
House | Feb 9, 2024 | Read first time |
House | Feb 7, 2024 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
House | Feb 7, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24107266D-H1 |
House | Feb 7, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
House | Feb 2, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
House | Feb 2, 2024 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
House | Feb 2, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
House | Feb 1, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N) |
House | Feb 1, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
House | Jan 13, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
House | Jan 3, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
House | Jan 3, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102977D |
Texts
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Enrolled | Mar 7, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Comm Sub | Feb 26, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Comm Sub | Feb 7, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Prefiled | Jan 3, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
Governors veto explanation | Governors veto explanation | Mar 27, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Substitute for HB175 for S-Courts of Justice | Substitute for HB175 for S-Courts of Justice | Feb 26, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Substitute for HB175 Appropriations, Transportation & Public Safety | Substitute for HB175 Appropriations, Transportation & Public Safety | Feb 7, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Substitute for HB175 Appropriations, Transportation & Public Safety | Substitute for HB175 Appropriations, Transportation & Public Safety | Feb 7, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
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 3-N) | 02/1/2024 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) | 02/2/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) | 02/7/2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N) | 02/7/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) | 02/13/2024 | 51 | 48 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 4-N) | 02/26/2024 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 02/28/2024 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 02/29/2024 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N) | 03/1/2024 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) | 03/1/2024 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) | 03/1/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 47-N) | 03/4/2024 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page