Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB57
Legislation Overview
Title: Concealed handgun; carrying onto the premises of any restaurant, penalty.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Concealed Weapons: Handguns: Hotels Restaurants Summer Camps and Campgrounds
Description: Carrying a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant; penalty. Makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person, except for active and qualified retired law-enforcement officers, to carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or club for which a license to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has been granted by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. Under current law, a concealed handgun permit holder may carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or club that sells alcoholic beverages, but he is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if he consumes an alcoholic beverage while on the premises.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: March 4, 2024
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Saddam Salim (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Mar 4, 2024 | Left in Public Safety |
House | Feb 22, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N) |
House | Feb 14, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
House | Feb 13, 2024 | Placed on Calendar |
House | Feb 13, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
House | Feb 13, 2024 | Read first time |
Senate | Feb 6, 2024 | Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) |
Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Read second time and engrossed |
Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) |
Senate | Jan 10, 2024 | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
Senate | Dec 26, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103837D |
Senate | Dec 26, 2023 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Prefiled | Dec 26, 2023 | 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: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) | 01/31/2024 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) | 02/6/2024 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N) | 02/22/2024 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page