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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1192

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.

Subject: Appropriations: Firearms

Description: Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles, pistols, and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded. Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles, pistols, and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Left in Public Safety

Last Action Date: February 22, 2023

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'.

17 sponsors: Adam Ebbin (D); George Barker (D); John Bell (D); Jennifer Boysko (D); Creigh Deeds (D); John Edwards (D); Barbara Favola (D); Ghazala Hashmi (D); Janet Howell (D); Mamie Locke (D); Louise Lucas (D); Dave Marsden (D); Jeremy McPike (D); John Petersen (D); Richard Saslaw (D); Lionell Spruill (D); Scott Surovell (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 43% (17 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 22, 2023 Left in Public Safety
House Feb 9, 2023 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
House Feb 8, 2023 Placed on Calendar
House Feb 8, 2023 Read first time
House Feb 8, 2023 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House Feb 8, 2023 Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
Senate Jan 30, 2023 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Senate Jan 27, 2023 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1192E
Senate Jan 27, 2023 Read second time
Senate Jan 27, 2023 Reading of amendment waived
Senate Jan 27, 2023 Committee amendment agreed to
Senate Jan 27, 2023 Printed as engrossed 23103857D-E
Senate Jan 26, 2023 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Jan 25, 2023 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 4-N)
Senate Jan 23, 2023 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate Jan 23, 2023 Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Senate Jan 10, 2023 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103857D
Senate Jan 10, 2023 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Jan 27, 2023 state link bill text
Prefiled Jan 10, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Amendment(s) for SB1192 S-Finance and Appropriations, Public Safety Amendment(s) for SB1192 S-Finance and Appropriations, Public Safety Jan 25, 2023 State Link amendment text No
Senate amendments Senate amendments Jan 25, 2023 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
01/23/2023 9 6 0 0 Yes
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay
  • Peake, Mark (R) Nay
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Nay
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Nay
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/25/2023 10 4 0 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Nay
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Nay
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/26/2023 40 0 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) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Hashmi, Ghazala (D) 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
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Rouse, Aaron (D) 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
01/30/2023 21 18 0 1 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Bell, John (D) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Nay
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Nay
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hackworth, Travis (R) Nay
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Nay
  • Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Lewis, Lynwood (D) Nay
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Newman, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay
  • Peake, Mark (R) Nay
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Nay
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay
  • Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Nay
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Nay
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Nay
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Nay
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/9/2023 6 4 0 0 Yes
  • Ballard, Jason (R) Yea
  • Clark, Nadarius (D) Nay
  • Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Yea
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Yea
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Jenkins, Clinton (D) Nay
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Nay
  • March, Marie (R) Yea
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Nay
  • Wiley, Bill (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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