Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB15
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons; carrying into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, penalty.
Description: Carrying weapon into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to 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 into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof, where employees of the Commonwealth or agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, magistrates, court officers, judges, city or county 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 carrying of such weapons be posted at each public entrance to all buildings owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof.
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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2 sponsors: Adam Ebbin (D); Joseph Morrissey (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 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 20100629D |
| 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
