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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB5041

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Legislation Overview

Title: Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence, changes effective date.

Description: Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence; effective date. Amends the delayed enactment clause for Chapter 390 and the delayed enactment clause for Chapter 1130 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020 so that the provisions of such chapters will take effect on July 1, 2021, instead of January 1, 2021. The bill has an emergency clause.

Session: 2020 Special I

Last Action: Left in Public Safety

Last Action Date: November 9, 2020

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: Richard Stuart (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Nov 9, 2020 Left in Public Safety
House Sep 17, 2020 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House Sep 17, 2020 Read first time
House Sep 17, 2020 Placed on Calendar
Senate Aug 28, 2020 Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)
Senate Aug 27, 2020 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB5041E
Senate Aug 27, 2020 Read second time
Senate Aug 27, 2020 Reading of amendments waived
Senate Aug 27, 2020 Committee amendments agreed to
Senate Aug 27, 2020 Printed as engrossed 20200524D-E
Senate Aug 26, 2020 Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N)
Senate Aug 20, 2020 Reported from Judiciary with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
Senate Aug 14, 2020 Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 08/18/20 20200524D
Senate Aug 14, 2020 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Aug 27, 2020 state link bill text
Prefiled Aug 14, 2020 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
08/20/2020 14 0 0 0 Yes
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
08/26/2020 34 0 6 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Bell, John (D) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) NV
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) NV
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Kiggans, Jennifer (R) 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) NV
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) NV
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) NV
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) NV
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
08/28/2020 35 0 5 0 Yes
  • Barker, George (D) Yea
  • Bell, John (D) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Chase, Amanda (R) Yea
  • Cosgrove, John (R) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) NV
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea
  • Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Yea
  • Kiggans, Jennifer (R) 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) NV
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) NV
  • Ruff, Frank (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) NV
  • Suetterlein, David (R) NV
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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