Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2460
Legislation Overview
Title: State agencies; control of firearms, rights of employees.
Subject: Administration of Government: Firearms: State Agencies
Description: Control of firearms by state agencies; rights of employees. Prohibits state agencies other than the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Virginia Port Authority and public institutions of higher education from adopting any regulation or workplace rule preventing officers or employees of such agencies from storing a lawfully possessed firearm and ammunition in a locked private motor vehicle at their workplace unless the adoption of the regulation is expressly authorized by statute. The bill also provides that any such regulation or rule adopted prior to July 1, 2023, is invalid.
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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1 sponsors: Matt Fariss (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 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 (54-Y 45-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2023 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Jan 31, 2023 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 27, 2023 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2023 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 20, 2023 | Presented and ordered printed 23102293D |
| House | Jan 20, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 20, 2023 | 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: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) | 01/26/2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) | 01/27/2023 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) | 02/2/2023 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 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
