Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1822
Legislation Overview
Title: Place of worship; carrying dangerous weapon personal protection.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Religious and Charitable Matters; Cemeteries: Weapons
Description: Dangerous weapon; place of worship; personal protection. Provides that the term "good and sufficient reason," as used in the exception to the prohibition on carrying dangerous weapons in a place of worship, includes personal protection. This bill codifies an opinion of the Attorney General (4/8/2011).
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote
Last Action Date: January 19, 2017
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
7 sponsors: Dave LaRock (R); Richard Bell (R); Mark Cole (R); Matt Fariss (R); Nicholas Freitas (R); Scott Lingamfelter (R); Ron Villanueva (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 19, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote |
| House | Jan 17, 2017 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 9, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102490D |
| House | Jan 9, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
