Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB649
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms, certain; prohibited public carrying, penalty.
Description: Prohibited public carrying of certain firearms; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of a loaded shotgun or rifle in places open to the public in certain cities and counties. Current law prohibits the carrying in such locations of certain loaded firearms with high-capacity magazines, silencers, folding stock, or long ammunition or a loaded shotgun with a magazine that will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered. The bill adds the City of Roanoke to the list of cities in which the carrying of such firearms is prohibited.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 13, 2018
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Marcus Simon (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 13, 2018 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Feb 1, 2018 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N) |
| House | Jan 15, 2018 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 9, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100882D |
| House | Jan 9, 2018 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2018 | 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
House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N)
Link: link to state bill page
