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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1871

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Concealed handgun permit; extends period of validity.

Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Concealed Weapons: Handguns

Description: Concealed handgun permit; period of validity. Extends from five years to 10 years the period during which a concealed handgun permit remains valid. The bill also provides that if a valid concealed handgun permit holder presents a written notice of a change in identifying information on a form provided by the Department of State Police to the clerk of the court who issued such permit, then such clerk shall issue a replacement permit specifying the permit holder's new information. Concealed handgun permit; period of validity. Extends from five years to 10 years the period during which a concealed handgun permit remains valid. The bill also provides that if a valid concealed handgun permit holder presents a written notice of a change in identifying information on a form provided by the Department of State Police to the clerk of the court who issued such permit, then such clerk shall issue a replacement permit specifying the permit holder's new information.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

Last Action Date: February 15, 2023

Sponsors

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5 sponsors: Phillip Scott (R); Emily Brewer (R); Mike Cherry (R); AC Cordoza (R); Wren Williams (R);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (5 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 15, 2023 Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Senate Feb 3, 2023 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate Feb 3, 2023 Constitutional reading dispensed
House Feb 2, 2023 Read third time and passed House (53-Y 47-N)
House Feb 2, 2023 VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
House Feb 1, 2023 Committee amendments agreed to
House Feb 1, 2023 Read second time
House Feb 1, 2023 Engrossed by House as amended HB1871E
House Feb 1, 2023 Printed as engrossed 23103688D-E
House Jan 31, 2023 Read first time
House Jan 27, 2023 Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
House Jan 26, 2023 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 4-N)
House Jan 24, 2023 Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
House Jan 10, 2023 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House Jan 10, 2023 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103688D
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Feb 1, 2023 state link bill text
Prefiled Jan 10, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House committee amendments reported House committee amendments reported Jan 27, 2023 State Link amendment text No
Amendment(s) for HB1871 Public Safety, Subcommittee #1 Amendment(s) for HB1871 Public Safety, Subcommittee #1 Jan 26, 2023 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/26/2023 5 4 0 1 Yes
  • Ballard, Jason (R) Yea
  • Clark, Nadarius (D) Nay
  • Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Absent
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Jenkins, Clinton (D) Nay
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Nay
  • March, Marie (R) Yea
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Nay
  • Wiley, Bill (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/27/2023 12 10 0 0 Yes
  • Ballard, Jason (R) Yea
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Nay
  • Clark, Nadarius (D) Nay
  • Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Yea
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Yea
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Greenhalgh, Karen (R) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Clinton (D) Nay
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Nay
  • March, Marie (R) Yea
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Nay
  • Plum, Kenneth (D) Nay
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Nay
  • Seibold, Holly (D) Nay
  • Webert, Michael (R) Yea
  • Wiley, Bill (R) Yea
  • Williams, Wren (R) Yea
  • Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Nay
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/2/2023 53 47 0 0 Yes
  • Adams, Dawn (D) Nay
  • Adams, Les (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Austin, Terry (R) Yea
  • Avoli, G. (R) Yea
  • Bagby, Lamont (D) Nay
  • Ballard, Jason (R) Yea
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Bell, Robert (R) Yea
  • Bennett-Parker, Elizabeth (D) Nay
  • Bloxom, Robert (R) Yea
  • Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Nay
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Yea
  • Bulova, David (D) Nay
  • Byron, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Ellen (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Carr, Betsy (D) Nay
  • Cherry, Mike (R) Yea
  • Clark, Nadarius (D) Nay
  • Convirs-Fowler, Kelly (D) Nay
  • Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Yea
  • Coyner, Carrie (R) Yea
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Yea
  • Delaney, Karrie (D) Nay
  • Durant, Tara (R) Yea
  • Edmunds, James (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Yea
  • Ferrell Tata, Anne (R) Yea
  • Filler-Corn, Eileen (D) Nay
  • Fowler, Hyland (R) Yea
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Yea
  • Glass, Jackie (D) Nay
  • Gooditis, Wendy (D) Nay
  • Greenhalgh, Karen (R) Yea
  • Guzman, Elizabeth (D) Nay
  • Hayes, C.E. (D) Nay
  • Head, Chris (R) Yea
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Nay
  • Herring, Charniele (D) Nay
  • Hodges, M. Keith (R) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Hudson, Sally (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Clinton (D) Nay
  • Kilgore, Terry (R) Yea
  • Knight, Barry (R) Yea
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Nay
  • Krizek, Paul (D) Nay
  • LaRock, Dave (R) Yea
  • Leftwich, James (R) Yea
  • Lopes-Maldonado, Michelle (D) Nay
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Nay
  • March, Marie (R) Yea
  • Marshall, Daniel (R) Yea
  • McGuire, John (R) Yea
  • McNamara, Joseph (R) Yea
  • McQuinn, Delores (D) Nay
  • Morefield, James (R) Yea
  • Mullin, Michael (D) Nay
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Nay
  • Murphy, Kathleen (D) Nay
  • O'Quinn, Israel (R) Yea
  • Orrock, Robert (R) Yea
  • Plum, Kenneth (D) Nay
  • Price, Marcia (D) Nay
  • Ransone, Margaret (R) Yea
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Nay
  • Reid, David (D) Nay
  • Robinson, Roxann (R) Yea
  • Roem, Danica (D) Yea
  • Runion, Chris (R) Yea
  • Scott, Don (D) Nay
  • Scott, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Seibold, Holly (D) Nay
  • Sewell, Briana (D) Nay
  • Shin, Irene (D) Nay
  • Sickles, Mark (D) Nay
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Nay
  • Simonds, Shelly (D) Nay
  • Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Nay
  • Sullivan, Richard (D) Nay
  • Taylor, Kim (R) Yea
  • Torian, Luke (D) Nay
  • Tran, Kathy (D) Nay
  • VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Nay
  • Wachsmann, H. Otto (R) Yea
  • Walker, Wendell (R) Yea
  • Wampler, William (R) Yea
  • Ward, Jeion (D) Nay
  • Ware, Lee (R) Yea
  • Watts, Vivian (D) Nay
  • Webert, Michael (R) Yea
  • Wiley, Bill (R) Yea
  • Willett, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Williams, Wren (R) Yea
  • Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Nay
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Yea
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Wyatt, Scott (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/15/2023 9 6 0 0 Yes
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay
  • Peake, Mark (R) Nay
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Nay
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Nay
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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