Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB13
Legislation Overview
Title: Capitol Square; possessing or transporting a weapon within Square, penalty.
Description: Possessing or transporting a weapon within Capitol Square; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to possess or transport any (i) gun or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile or projectile of any kind; (ii) frame, receiver, muffler, silencer, missile, projectile, or ammunition designed for use with a dangerous weapon; or (iii) other dangerous weapon within Capitol Square, which includes the state-owned buildings that border its boundary streets. A dangerous weapon includes a bowie knife, switchblade knife, ballistic knife, machete, razor, slingshot, spring stick, fighting chain, throwing star, and oriental dart or any weapon of like kind. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, magistrates, court officers, judges, county or city treasurers, commissioners or deputy commissioners of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, authorized security personnel, and active military personnel while in the conduct of such individuals' official duties. The bill requires that notice of the provisions prohibiting the possessing or transporting of such weapons be posted at each public entrance to Capitol Square. The bill provides that any weapon or item possessed or transported in violation of these provisions is subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeiture to the Commonwealth.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 0-N)
Last Action Date: February 3, 2020
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Adam Ebbin (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2020 | Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Nov 18, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100631D |
| Senate | Nov 18, 2019 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Nov 18, 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 |
| Senate: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 0-N) | 02/3/2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
