Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2420
Legislation Overview
Title: Nonresident concealed handgun permits; time limit for issuance.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Police State: Concealed Weapons: Handguns
Description: Nonresident concealed handgun permits. Provides that if the Department of State Police has not issued a nonresident concealed handgun permit nor determined that the applicant for such permit is disqualified within 90 days of receipt of the completed application for such permit, the Department shall immediately issue the permit. Current law does not specify a time limit for issuance of such permit or determination of disqualification. The bill retains the current requirement that if after issuance of the permit the permittee is found by the Department to be disqualified, the permit shall be revoked and the person shall return the permit after being so notified by the Department. Nonresident concealed handgun permits. Provides that if the Department of State Police has not issued a nonresident concealed handgun permit nor determined that the applicant for such permit is disqualified within 90 days of receipt of the completed application for such permit, the Department shall immediately issue the permit. Current law does not specify a time limit for issuance of such permit or determination of disqualification. The bill retains the current requirement that if after issuance of the permit the permittee is found by the Department to be disqualified, the permit shall be revoked and the person shall return the permit after being so notified by the Department.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: February 20, 2023
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: AC Cordoza (R); Bill Wiley (R); Wren Williams (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2023 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2023 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2023 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 1, 2023 | Committee substitute agreed to 23105070D-H1 |
| House | Feb 1, 2023 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2420H1 |
| House | Jan 31, 2023 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 27, 2023 | Committee substitute printed 23105070D-H1 |
| House | Jan 27, 2023 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2023 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 18, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 18, 2023 | Presented and ordered printed 23104457D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 27, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 18, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for HB2420 Public Safety, Subcommittee #1 | Substitute for HB2420 Public Safety, Subcommittee #1 | Jan 26, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for HB2420 Public Safety, Subcommittee #1 | Substitute for HB2420 Public Safety, Subcommittee #1 | Jan 26, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) | 01/26/2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) | 01/27/2023 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) | 02/2/2023 | 52 | 48 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) | 02/20/2023 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
