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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1129

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Legislation Overview

Title: Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities.

Description: Veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities. Exempts a member of a lawfully recognized military color guard, honor guard, or similar organization, or a member of a veterans service organization that is Congressionally chartered or officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, when such member is participating in a public ceremony on behalf of such color guard, honor guard, or similar organization or such veterans service organization from the crimes of brandishing a firearm and unlawful paramilitary activity. Veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities. Exempts a member of a lawfully recognized military color guard, honor guard, or similar organization, or a member of a veterans service organization that is Congressionally chartered or officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, when such member is participating in a public ceremony on behalf of such color guard, honor guard, or similar organization or such veterans service organization from the crimes of brandishing a firearm and unlawful paramilitary activity.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety by voice vote

Last Action Date: February 8, 2021

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: Bryce Reeves (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 8, 2021 Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety by voice vote
House Feb 7, 2021 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House Feb 7, 2021 Read first time
House Feb 7, 2021 Placed on Calendar
Senate Feb 4, 2021 Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
Senate Feb 3, 2021 Committee substitute agreed to 21103361D-S1
Senate Feb 3, 2021 Read second time
Senate Feb 3, 2021 Reading of substitute waived
Senate Feb 3, 2021 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1129S1
Senate Feb 2, 2021 Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
Senate Feb 1, 2021 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
Senate Feb 1, 2021 Committee substitute printed 21103361D-S1
Senate Dec 30, 2020 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100955D
Senate Dec 30, 2020 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Feb 1, 2021 state link bill text
Prefiled Dec 30, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Substitute for SB1129 for S-Judiciary Substitute for SB1129 for S-Judiciary Jan 20, 2021 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/1/2021 9 5 0 0 Yes
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Nay
  • Edwards, John (D) Nay
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Nay
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Nay
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/2/2021 36 0 0 3 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Bell, John (D) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Absent
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Kiggans, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Absent
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Absent
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/4/2021 34 5 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Bell, John (D) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Nay
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Nay
  • Edwards, John (D) Nay
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Kiggans, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Nay
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Nay
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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