Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2081
Legislation Overview
Title: Polling places; prohibited activities, unlawful possession of a firearm, penalty.
Subject: Elections: Firearms: Polling Places
Description: Polling places; prohibited activities; unlawful possession of a firearm; penalty. Prohibits any person from knowingly possessing a firearm within 40 feet of any building, or part thereof, used as a polling place, including one hour before and one hour after its use as a polling place, except for (i) a qualified law-enforcement officer or retired law-enforcement officer, (ii) any person occupying his own private property that falls within 40 feet of the polling place, or (iii) a licensed armed security officer whose employment or performance of his duties occurs within 40 feet of the polling place. The bill further provides that no person shall knowingly possess a firearm within 40 feet of a meeting place for the local electoral board while the electoral board meets to ascertain the results of an election or any place used as the setting for a recount. A violation of the provisions of the bill is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2021 Special I
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)
Last Action Date: March 31, 2021
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Mark Levine (D); Betsy Carr (D); Eileen Filler-Corn (D); Kaye Kory (D); Kathleen Murphy (D); Marcia Price (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459) | |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 459 (effective 7/1/21) | |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 | |
| House | Feb 25, 2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021 |
| House | Feb 24, 2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 22, 2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2081ER) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2021 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 22, 2021 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2021 | Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2021 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2021 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2021 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2021 | Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2021 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| House | Jan 25, 2021 | VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) |
| House | Jan 25, 2021 | Read third time and passed House (53-Y 47-N) |
| House | Jan 22, 2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Jan 21, 2021 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 20, 2021 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 12, 2021 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| House | Jan 12, 2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102618D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 31, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 22, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 12, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N) | 01/20/2021 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) | 01/25/2021 | 53 | 47 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) | 02/5/2021 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 6-N) | 02/15/2021 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) | 02/16/2021 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) | 02/18/2021 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
