Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1909
Legislation Overview
Title: School board property, certain; establishment of gun-free zone permitted.
Description: Certain school board property; establishment of gun-free zone permitted. Permits any school board to deem any non-school zone property that it owns or leases as a gun-free zone and prohibit any individual from knowingly possessing, purchasing, transferring, carrying, storing, or transporting firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof while such individual is upon such property, except certain individuals such as law-enforcement officers and qualified retired law-enforcement officers. Certain school board property; establishment of gun-free zone permitted. Permits any school board to deem any non-school zone property that it owns or leases as a gun-free zone and prohibit any individual from knowingly possessing, purchasing, transferring, carrying, storing, or transporting firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof while such individual is upon such property, except certain individuals such as law-enforcement officers and qualified retired law-enforcement officers.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Last Action Date: February 5, 2021
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Suhas Subramanyam (D); Kathleen Murphy (D); Dan Helmer (D); Mark Levine (D); Alfonso Lopez (D); David Reid (D); Ibraheem Samirah (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2021 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Jan 27, 2021 | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N) |
| House | Jan 27, 2021 | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2021 | Read second time |
| House | Jan 26, 2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103262D-H1 |
| House | Jan 26, 2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1909H1 |
| House | Jan 25, 2021 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 22, 2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103262D-H1 |
| House | Jan 22, 2021 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 8-N) |
| House | Jan 19, 2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) |
| House | Jan 12, 2021 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 9, 2021 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 9, 2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100496D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 22, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for HB1909 Public Safety, Firearms | Substitute for HB1909 Public Safety, Firearms | Jan 20, 2021 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for HB1909 Public Safety, Firearms | Substitute for HB1909 Public Safety, Firearms | Jan 19, 2021 | 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 with substitute (6-Y 2-N) | 01/19/2021 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 8-N) | 01/22/2021 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) | 01/27/2021 | 55 | 44 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/5/2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
