Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB756
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms or explosive materials; carrying into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Explosives: Firearms: Property Grounds and Buildings State-owned
Description: Carrying a firearm or explosive material into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exception for highway rest areas. Provides that the prohibition on carrying a firearm or explosive material in any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth shall not apply to any highway rest area.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 13, 2024
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Wendell Walker (R); Jason Ballard (R); AC Cordoza (R); Baxter Ennis (R); Chad Green (R); Robert Orrock (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Left in Public Safety |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 22, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102326D |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2024 | 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) | 01/25/2024 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
