Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB505
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms, ammunition, etc.; control by localities in local government buildings.
Description: Control of firearms by localities; local government Control of firearms by localities; local government buildings. Authorizes a locality to adopt an ordinance prohibiting firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof in any building owned or used by such locality for governmental purposes. The bill requires such ordinance to include a provision for security measures designed to reasonably prevent unauthorized access of such buildings by a person with a firearm, ammunition, or components or combination thereof. The bill requires a locality to post notice of any such prohibition at all entrances of buildings used for governmental purposes.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 13, 2020
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: John Edwards (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Incorporated by Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104634D |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 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 |
| Senate: Incorporated by Judiciary | 01/13/2020 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
