Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB269
Legislation Overview
Title: Capitol Square and the surrounding area; carrying firearms, etc., in area.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Explosives: Firearms: Law-Enforcement Officers: Capitol Square
Description: Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square and the surrounding area; exceptions for law-enforcement officers. Adds an exception for off-duty law-enforcement officers and retired law-enforcement officers to the prohibition of carrying a firearm within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof, or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Rules
Last Action Date: November 21, 2022
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: John Edwards (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Nov 21, 2022 | Left in Rules |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2022 | Continued to 2023 in Rules (13-Y 2-N) |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103161D |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2022 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 11, 2022 | 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 2023 in Rules (13-Y 2-N) | 02/11/2022 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
Link: link to state bill page
