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Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1179

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Legislation Overview

Title: Concealed handgun permit; application for a resident permit by a member of U.S. Armed Forces.

Description: Application for a resident concealed handgun permit; United States Armed Forces. Provides that for purposes of determining domicile to obtain a resident concealed handgun permit a member of the United States Armed Forces is domiciled in the county or city where such member claims his home of record with the United States Armed Forces. The bill clarifies that a member of the United States Armed Forces who is stationed outside of the Commonwealth but domiciled in the Commonwealth may apply for a resident concealed handgun permit.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624)

Last Action Date: March 19, 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'.

3 sponsors: Richard Stuart (R); Amanda Chase (R); Benton Chafin (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Mar 19, 2019 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624)
Mar 19, 2019 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 624 (effective 7/1/19)
Senate Mar 4, 2019 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
Mar 4, 2019 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
Senate Feb 22, 2019 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1179ER)
House Feb 22, 2019 Signed by Speaker
Senate Feb 22, 2019 Signed by President
Senate Feb 22, 2019 Enrolled
House Feb 19, 2019 Passed House (95-Y 3-N)
House Feb 19, 2019 VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
House Feb 19, 2019 Read third time
House Feb 18, 2019 Read second time
House Feb 15, 2019 Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (18-Y 1-N)
House Feb 14, 2019 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
House Feb 12, 2019 Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1
House Jan 29, 2019 Placed on Calendar
House Jan 29, 2019 Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
House Jan 29, 2019 Read first time
Senate Jan 24, 2019 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 23, 2019 Read second time and engrossed
Senate Jan 22, 2019 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 21, 2019 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 3, 2019 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate Jan 3, 2019 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100047D
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered Mar 19, 2019 state link bill text
Enrolled Feb 22, 2019 state link bill text
Prefiled Jan 3, 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
01/21/2019 15 0 0 0 Yes
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/22/2019 39 0 1 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Black, Richard (R) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carrico, Charles (R) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) NV
  • 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
01/24/2019 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
02/14/2019 6 0 1 0 Yes
  • Bell, John (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) NV
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Tyler, Roslyn (D) Yea
  • Webert, Michael (R) Yea
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/15/2019 18 1 2 1 Yes
  • Adams, Dawn (D) Yea
  • Bell, John (D) Yea
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carter, Lee (D) Absent
  • Edmunds, James (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) NV
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Nay
  • Levine, Mark (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea
  • Morefield, James (R) Yea
  • O'Quinn, Israel (R) Yea
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) NV
  • Rush, Larry (R) Yea
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Tyler, Roslyn (D) Yea
  • Webert, Michael (R) Yea
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Yea
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/19/2019 95 3 1 0 Yes
  • Adams, Dawn (D) Yea
  • Adams, Les (R) Yea
  • Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea
  • Austin, Terry (R) Yea
  • Ayala, Hala (D) Yea
  • Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea
  • Bell, John (D) Yea
  • Bell, Richard (R) Yea
  • Bell, Robert (R) Yea
  • Bloxom, Robert (R) Yea
  • Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Yea
  • Bulova, David (D) Yea
  • Byron, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Carr, Betsy (D) Nay
  • Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Carter, Lee (D) Yea
  • Cole, Mark (R) Yea
  • Collins, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Convirs-Fowler, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Cox, M. Kirkland (R) Yea
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Yea
  • Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea
  • Edmunds, James (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Yea
  • Filler-Corn, Eileen (D) Yea
  • Fowler, Hyland (R) Yea
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Garrett, T. Scott (R) Yea
  • Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Yea
  • Gooditis, Wendy (D) Yea
  • Guzman, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea
  • Head, Chris (R) Yea
  • Helsel, Gordon (R) Yea
  • Heretick, Steve (D) Yea
  • Herring, Charniele (D) Yea
  • Hodges, M. Keith (R) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Hugo, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Hurst, Chris (D) Yea
  • Ingram, Riley (R) Yea
  • James, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Jones, Jerrauld (D) Yea
  • Jones, S. Chris (R) Yea
  • Keam, Mark (D) Yea
  • Kilgore, Terry (R) Yea
  • Knight, Barry (R) Yea
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Nay
  • Krizek, Paul (D) Yea
  • LaRock, Dave (R) Yea
  • Landes, R. Steven (R) Yea
  • Leftwich, James (R) Yea
  • Levine, Mark (D) Yea
  • Lindsey, Joesph (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea
  • Marshall, Daniel (R) Yea
  • McGuire, John (R) Yea
  • McNamara, Joseph (R) Yea
  • McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea
  • Miyares, Jason (R) Yea
  • Morefield, James (R) Yea
  • Mullin, Michael (D) Yea
  • Murphy, Kathleen (D) Yea
  • O'Quinn, Israel (R) Yea
  • Orrock, Robert (R) Yea
  • Peace, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Yea
  • Plum, Kenneth (D) Yea
  • Pogge, Brenda (R) Yea
  • Poindexter, Charles (R) Yea
  • Price, Marcia (D) NV
  • Ransone, Margaret (R) Yea
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Nay
  • Reid, David (D) Yea
  • Robinson, Roxann (R) Yea
  • Rodman, Debra (D) Yea
  • Roem, Danica (D) Yea
  • Rush, Larry (R) Yea
  • Sickles, Mark (D) Yea
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Stolle, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea
  • Thomas, Robert (R) Yea
  • Torian, Luke (D) Yea
  • Toscano, David (D) Yea
  • Tran, Kathy (D) Yea
  • Turpin, Cheryl (D) Yea
  • Tyler, Roslyn (D) Yea
  • VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea
  • Ward, Jeion (D) Yea
  • Ware, Lee (R) Yea
  • Watts, Vivian (D) Yea
  • Webert, Michael (R) Yea
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Yea
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Yancey, David (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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