Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB61
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 |
| Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) | 01/26/2022 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
