Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2310
Legislation Overview
Title: Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence.
Subject: Emergency Legislation: Uncodified Legislation: Handguns: COVID-19
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 Special I
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0085)
Last Action Date: March 11, 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 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0085) | |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 85 (effective 3/11/21) | |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 | |
| House | Feb 24, 2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021 |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2021 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 19, 2021 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 19, 2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2310ER) |
| House | Feb 19, 2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2021 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2021 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2021 | Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2021 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| House | Feb 3, 2021 | VOTE: Passage Emergency (81-Y 17-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2021 | Read third time and passed House (81-Y 17-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2021 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 2, 2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2310H1 |
| House | Feb 2, 2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21104074D-H1 |
| 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 | Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 21102421D |
| House | Jan 20, 2021 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 11, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 19, 2021 | state link | bill 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 |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 4-N) | 01/29/2021 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage Emergency (81-Y 17-N) | 02/3/2021 | 81 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 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 (15-Y 0-N) | 02/10/2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 02/12/2021 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) | 02/15/2021 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
