Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB515
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons; carrying into hospital that provides mental health services.
Subject: Weapons: Behavioral Health and Developmental Services: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally
Description: Weapons; possession or transportation; hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly possess in or transport into the building of any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services in the Commonwealth, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care, any (i) firearm or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile or projectile of any kind; (ii) knife, except a pocket knife having a folding metal blade of less than three inches; or (iii) other dangerous weapon, including explosives and stun weapons. The bill also provides that notice of such prohibitions shall be posted conspicuously at the public entrance of any hospital and no person shall be convicted of the offense if such notice is not posted, unless such person had actual notice of the prohibitions. The bill provides that any such firearm, knife, explosive, or weapon shall be subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeited to the Commonwealth and specifies exceptions to the prohibition.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Last Action Date: May 17, 2024
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Angelia Williams Graves (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| May 17, 2024 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 | |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Communicated to Governor |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) |
| Senate | Mar 27, 2024 | Governor's substitute printed 24109218D-S2 |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2024 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
| 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 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB515ER) |
| House | Feb 26, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Passed House (52-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Read third time |
| 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 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 15, 2024 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2024 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB515S1 |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24106820D-S1 |
| 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 31, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24106820D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101827D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Conference Sub | Mar 27, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 26, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 31, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Amendment(s) for SB515 for S-Courts of Justice | Amendment(s) for SB515 for S-Courts of Justice | Jan 24, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Governors recommendation | Governors recommendation | 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) | 01/31/2024 | 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: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/17/2024 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
