Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2077
Legislation Overview
Title: Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000; reference to firearms, emergency shelter.
Subject: Emergency Services and Vehicles: Military and Emergency Laws: Weapons: Firearms: Disaster
Description: Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000; firearms; emergency shelter. Removes the authority of a governmental entity under the Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000 to limit lawful possession, carrying, transportation, sale, or transfer of firearms in any place or facility used by the governmental entity as an emergency shelter.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: House sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 5, 2017
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Tony Wilt (R); Ron Villanueva (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 5, 2017 | House sustained Governor's veto |
| House | Apr 5, 2017 | Placed on Calendar |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2017 | Signed by President |
| Feb 21, 2017 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 | |
| House | Feb 21, 2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17 |
| House | Feb 20, 2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2077ER) |
| House | Feb 20, 2017 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 20, 2017 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2017 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Jan 25, 2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (65-Y 34-N) |
| House | Jan 25, 2017 | Read third time and passed House (65-Y 34-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 (12-Y 7-N) |
| House | Jan 19, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N) |
| House | Jan 17, 2017 | Assigned MPPS sub: #2 |
| 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 17102969D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 20, 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 (3-Y 2-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (12-Y 7-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (65-Y 34-N)
Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Link: link to state bill page
