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Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2310

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Legislation Overview

Title: Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence.

Description: Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence; emergency. Provides that any applicant for a concealed handgun permit who completed an online course to demonstrate competence with a handgun and contacted the circuit court clerk's office prior to January 1, 2021, but was prohibited from appearing in person at a circuit court clerk's office because of COVID-19 restrictions is eligible to apply for such permit through April 30, 2021. The bill contains an emergency clause. Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence; emergency. Provides that any applicant for a concealed handgun permit who completed an online course to demonstrate competence with a handgun and contacted the circuit court clerk's office prior to January 1, 2021, but was prohibited from appearing in person at a circuit court clerk's office because of COVID-19 restrictions is eligible to apply for such permit through April 30, 2021. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Last Action Date: February 5, 2021

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Chris Runion (R); Tony Wilt (R);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 5, 2021 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
Senate Feb 4, 2021 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate Feb 4, 2021 Constitutional reading dispensed
House Feb 3, 2021 Read third time and passed House (81-Y 17-N)
House Feb 3, 2021 VOTE: Passage Emergency (81-Y 17-N)
House Feb 2, 2021 Committee substitute agreed to 21104074D-H1
House Feb 2, 2021 Read second time
House Feb 2, 2021 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2310H1
House Feb 1, 2021 Read first time
House Jan 29, 2021 Committee substitute printed 21104074D-H1
House Jan 29, 2021 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 4-N)
House Jan 25, 2021 Assigned PS sub: Firearms
House Jan 20, 2021 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House Jan 20, 2021 Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 21102421D
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Jan 29, 2021 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 20, 2021 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Amendment(s) for HB2310 for Committee: Public Safety Amendment(s) for HB2310 for Committee: Public Safety Jan 29, 2021 State Link amendment text No
House committee amendments reported House committee amendments reported Dec 17, 2017 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
01/29/2021 15 4 1 2 Yes
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Cole, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Coyner, Carrie (R) Yea
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Absent
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Nay
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Jenkins, Clinton (D) Yea
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Absent
  • Levine, Mark (D) NV
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Nay
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Nay
  • Plum, Kenneth (D) Yea
  • Price, Marcia (D) Yea
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea
  • Robinson, Roxann (R) Yea
  • Rush, Larry (R) Yea
  • Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Nay
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Yea
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/29/2021 15 4 1 2 Yes
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Cole, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Coyner, Carrie (R) Yea
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Absent
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Nay
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Jenkins, Clinton (D) Yea
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Absent
  • Levine, Mark (D) NV
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Nay
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Nay
  • Plum, Kenneth (D) Yea
  • Price, Marcia (D) Yea
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea
  • Robinson, Roxann (R) Yea
  • Rush, Larry (R) Yea
  • Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Nay
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Yea
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/3/2021 81 17 0 2 Yes
  • Adams, Dawn (D) Yea
  • Adams, Les (R) Yea
  • Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea
  • Askew, Alex (D) Yea
  • Austin, Terry (R) Yea
  • Avoli, G. (R) Yea
  • Ayala, Hala (D) Yea
  • Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Bell, Robert (R) Yea
  • Bloxom, Robert (R) Yea
  • Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Yea
  • Bulova, David (D) Yea
  • Byron, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Carr, Betsy (D) Nay
  • Carter, Lee (D) Yea
  • Cole, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Cole, Mark (R) Yea
  • Convirs-Fowler, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Cox, M. Kirkland (R) Yea
  • Coyner, Carrie (R) Yea
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Yea
  • Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea
  • Edmunds, James (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Yea
  • Filler-Corn, Eileen (D) Nay
  • Fowler, Hyland (R) Yea
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Yea
  • Gooditis, Wendy (D) Yea
  • Guy, Nancy (D) Yea
  • Guzman, Elizabeth (D) Nay
  • Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea
  • Head, Chris (R) Yea
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Nay
  • Heretick, Steve (D) Yea
  • Herring, Charniele (D) Nay
  • Hodges, M. Keith (R) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Hudson, Sally (D) Yea
  • Hurst, Chris (D) Yea
  • Jenkins, Clinton (D) Yea
  • Jones, Jerrauld (D) Nay
  • Keam, Mark (D) Yea
  • Kilgore, Terry (R) Yea
  • Knight, Barry (R) Yea
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Nay
  • Krizek, Paul (D) Yea
  • LaRock, Dave (R) Yea
  • Leftwich, James (R) Yea
  • Levine, Mark (D) Nay
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Nay
  • Marshall, Daniel (R) Yea
  • McGuire, John (R) Yea
  • McNamara, Joseph (R) Yea
  • McQuinn, Delores (D) Nay
  • Miyares, Jason (R) Yea
  • Morefield, James (R) Yea
  • Mugler, Martha (D) 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) Yea
  • Poindexter, Charles (R) Yea
  • Price, Marcia (D) Yea
  • Ransone, Margaret (R) Yea
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea
  • Reid, David (D) Yea
  • Robinson, Roxann (R) Yea
  • Roem, Danica (D) Yea
  • Runion, Chris (R) Yea
  • Rush, Larry (R) Yea
  • Samirah, Ibraheem (D) Nay
  • Scott, Don (D) Yea
  • Sickles, Mark (D) Yea
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Nay
  • Simonds, Shelly (D) Yea
  • Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea
  • Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea
  • Torian, Luke (D) Absent
  • Tran, Kathy (D) Yea
  • Tyler, Roslyn (D) Yea
  • VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea
  • Walker, Wendell (R) Yea
  • Wampler, William (R) Absent
  • Ward, Jeion (D) Yea
  • Ware, Lee (R) Yea
  • Watts, Vivian (D) Yea
  • Webert, Michael (R) Yea
  • Wiley, Bill (R) Yea
  • Willett, Rodney (D) 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
02/5/2021 14 0 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) Yea
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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