Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1757
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm-free zones designated by the Commonwealth or a locality; waiver of sovereign immunity.
Description: Firearm-free zones designated by the Commonwealth or a locality; waiver of sovereign immunity. Provides that if (i) the Commonwealth designates any property owned by it as a firearm-free zone or (ii) any locality designates such locality or any part of such locality as a firearm-free zone, the Commonwealth or such locality waives its sovereign immunity as it relates to any injuries sustained by persons lawfully present in such firearm-free zone.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 5, 2021
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: John McGuire (R); Mark Cole (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 5, 2021 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Dec 17, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101679D |
| House | Dec 17, 2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Dec 17, 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
