Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1849
Legislation Overview
Title: Concealed handgun permit; permit requirements.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons: Concealed Weapons: Handguns
Description: Concealed handgun permit; permit requirements. Provides that a concealed handgun permit shall be of a size comparable to a Virginia driver's license and may be laminated or use a similar process to protect the permit. Current law requires that the permit be no larger than two inches wide by three and one-fourth inches long.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0047)
Last Action Date: February 17, 2017
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Todd Gilbert (R); Ron Villanueva (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0047) | |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 47 (effective 7/1/17) | |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2017 | Signed by President |
| Feb 13, 2017 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017 | |
| House | Feb 13, 2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17 |
| House | Feb 10, 2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1849ER) |
| 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 (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 25, 2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 25, 2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Jan 23, 2017 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 20, 2017 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (19-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 19, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 17, 2017 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 10, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 10, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102314D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Feb 17, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 10, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 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 (5-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (19-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
