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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1158

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Carrying a concealed handgun; permit not required.

Description: Concealed handgun permits. Allows any person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a resident concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun without a permit anywhere he may lawfully carry a handgun openly within the Commonwealth.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Read third time and defeated by Senate (18-Y 19-N)

Last Action Date: January 28, 2019

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: Richard Black (R);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 28, 2019 Read third time and defeated by Senate (18-Y 19-N)
Senate Jan 25, 2019 Read second time and engrossed
Senate Jan 24, 2019 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 23, 2019 Reported from Finance (9-Y 6-N)
Senate Jan 16, 2019 Rereferred to Finance
Senate Jan 16, 2019 Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
Senate Jan 2, 2019 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101577D
Senate Jan 2, 2019 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Prefiled Jan 2, 2019 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
01/16/2019 9 6 0 0 Yes
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Nay
  • Edwards, John (D) Nay
  • Howell, Janet (D) Nay
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Nay
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Nay
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Nay
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/23/2019 9 6 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Nay
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Yea
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Nay
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Nay
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Nay
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Nay
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
  • Wagner, Frank (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/24/2019 40 0 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Black, Richard (R) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Yea
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) 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) Yea
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) 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
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
  • Wagner, Frank (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/23/2019 9 6 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Nay
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Yea
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Nay
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Nay
  • Howell, Janet (D) Nay
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Nay
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Nay
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
  • Wagner, Frank (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/28/2019 18 19 3 0 No
  • Barker, George (D) Nay
  • Black, Richard (R) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Nay
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Yea
  • Dance, Rosalyn (D) Nay
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Nay
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Nay
  • Edwards, John (D) Nay
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Nay
  • Howell, Janet (D) Nay
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Nay
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Nay
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Nay
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Nay
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Nay
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Nay
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Nay
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Nay
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Nay
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) NV
  • Stanley, William (R) NV
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Nay
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
  • Wagner, Frank (R) NV
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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