Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2365
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm or explosive material; carrying within Capitol Square or building state-owned or leased.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Explosives: Firearms: Property Grounds and Buildings State-owned: Capitol Square
Description: Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or explosive material within any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or agency thereof or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties that currently applies to any property owned or operated by a public institution of higher education to instead apply to any individual within a building owned or operated by a public institution of higher education who possesses a weapon as part of such public institution of higher education's curriculum or activities or as part of any organization authorized by the public institution of higher education to conduct its programs or activities within such building.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 7, 2023
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Sally Hudson (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Elizabeth Guzman (D); Patrick Hope (D); Clinton Jenkins (D); Kaye Kory (D); Marcia Price (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Irene Shin (D); Marcus Simon (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2023 | Left in Public Safety |
| House | Jan 26, 2023 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2023 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 13, 2023 | Presented and ordered printed 23104407D |
| House | Jan 13, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2023 | 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: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) | 01/26/2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
