Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB814
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; control by localities, lawful demonstrations and protests.
Description: Control of firearms by localities; lawful demonstrations and protests. Allows a locality to adopt an ordinance that prohibits the possession, carrying, transporting, or storing of any weapon, firearm, ammunition, or components or combination thereof within 1,000 feet of a demonstration, march, parade, protest, rally, or other similar event. Such an ordinance shall not apply to any law-enforcement officer, armed security officer, member of the Armed Forces of the United States, member of the Armed Forces Reserves, or member of the National Guard acting in the performance of his lawful duties.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 13, 2018
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Mark Levine (D); Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kathleen Murphy (D); Marcus Simon (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (5 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 17, 2018 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 9, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104268D |
| 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
