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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB61

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Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; concealed carry for law-enforcement officers, attorneys for the Commonwealth, etc.

Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Counties Cities and Towns: Firearms: Law-Enforcement Officers: Judges Justices and Other Elective Officers

Description: Firearms; concealed carry for law-enforcement officers, attorneys for the Commonwealth, and judges; exceptions to certain prohibited activities. Provides that any (i) active law-enforcement officer, (ii) qualified retired law-enforcement officer, (iii) attorney for the Commonwealth or assistant attorney for the Commonwealth, (iv) qualified retired attorney for the Commonwealth or retired assistant attorney for the Commonwealth, (v) judge or justice of the Commonwealth, or (vi) retired judge or retired justice of the Commonwealth may carry a concealed weapon about his person, hidden from common observation. The bill also permits such law-enforcement officers, retired law-enforcement officers, attorneys for the Commonwealth or assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth, qualified retired attorneys for the Commonwealth or retired assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth, judges or justices of the Commonwealth, and retired judges or justices of the Commonwealth to carry a firearm in many of the areas where firearms are prohibited from being carried.

Session: 2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

Last Action Date: January 26, 2022

Sponsors

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3 sponsors: Travis Hackworth (R); Bill DeSteph (R); Mark Obenshain (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 26, 2022 Committee substitute printed to LIS only 22105297D-S1
Senate Jan 26, 2022 Incorporates SB763 (Obenshain)
Senate Jan 26, 2022 Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Senate Jan 3, 2022 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102035D
Senate Jan 3, 2022 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Jan 26, 2022 state link bill text
Prefiled Jan 3, 2022 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
01/26/2022 9 6 0 0 Yes
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay
  • Peake, Mark (R) Nay
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Nay
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Nay
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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