Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1129
Legislation Overview
Title: Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Veterans
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 Special I
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: March 1, 2021
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Bryce Reeves (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 1, 2021 | Left in Public Safety |
| House | Feb 16, 2021 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 9, 2021 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| 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 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1129S1 |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2021 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2021 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103361D-S1 |
| 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 |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) | 02/1/2021 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) | 02/2/2021 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) | 02/4/2021 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) | 02/16/2021 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
