Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB593
Legislation Overview
Title: General Services, Department of; regulation of firearms.
Description: Department of General Services; regulation of firearms. Provides that, unless expressly authorized by statute, the Department of General Services shall not adopt or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy precluding the possession of a concealed handgun by a person with a valid concealed handgun permit. The bill likewise provides that no department, agency, or institution of the Commonwealth occupying property in the charge of the Department's Division of Engineering and Buildings shall adopt any similar prohibition. Finally, the bill invalidates the provisions of Executive Order 50, which prohibits the carrying of firearms in buildings occupied by executive branch agencies, and any regulations adopted to implement Executive Order 50.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: January 29, 2016
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Robert Marshall; Terry Austin; Nicholas Freitas;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 29, 2016 | Incorporated by Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 21, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1096-Webert) by voice vote |
| House | Jan 19, 2016 | Assigned to sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 11, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103505D |
| House | Jan 11, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 11, 2016 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
