Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1110
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.
Description: Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possess in the building of any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services in the Commonwealth, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care, a (i) firearm, (ii) knife with a blade over three and one-half inches, or (iii) other dangerous weapon, including explosives and stun weapons. The bill also provides that notice of such prohibitions shall be posted conspicuously at the public entrance of any hospital and no person shall be convicted of the offense if such notice is not posted, unless such person had actual notice of the prohibitions. The bill provides that any such firearm, knife, explosive, or weapon shall be subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeited to the Commonwealth and specifies exceptions to the prohibition.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
Last Action Date: January 17, 2025
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Angelia Williams Graves (D); Saddam Salim (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1110) |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104369D |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 7, 2025 | 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 |
| Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) | 01/17/2025 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
