Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB383
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm/explosive material; carrying w/in Capitol Square or bldg. owned or leased by Commonwealth.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Explosives: Firearms: Capitol Square: Property Grounds and Buildings State-owned
Description: Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or explosive material within any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or 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 that currently applies to any property owned or operated by a public institution of higher education to instead apply to any individual within a building owned or operated by a public institution of higher education who possesses a weapon as part of such public institution of higher education's curriculum or activities or as part of any organization authorized by such public institution of higher education to conduct its programs or activities within such building, as such uses are approved through the law-enforcement or public safety unit of such institution.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 17, 2024
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Creigh Deeds (D); Lamont Bagby (D); Jennifer Boysko (D); Barbara Favola (D); Saddam Salim (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (5 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Requires 2/3 members present |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Senate sustained Governor's veto |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2024 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 26, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB383ER) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Passed House (52-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 20, 2024 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 16, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 15, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 15, 2024 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 15, 2024 | Read first time |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2024 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB383S1 |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24105565D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2024 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2024 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24105565D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2024 | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100412D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 26, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 29, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for SB383 for S-Courts of Justice | Substitute for SB383 for S-Courts of Justice | Jan 29, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Governors veto explanation | Governors veto explanation | Dec 17, 2017 | 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 |
| Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) | 01/29/2024 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 02/7/2024 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | 02/8/2024 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 02/12/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) | 02/16/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) | 02/21/2024 | 52 | 48 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) | 04/17/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
