Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB615
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; control by localities in local government buildings and parks.
Description: Control of firearms by localities; local government Control of firearms by localities; local government buildings and parks. 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 and in public parks owned by the locality. The bill requires such ordinance to include a provision for security measures designed to reasonably prevent unauthorized access of such buildings or parks 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 and at the main entrances to public parks owned by this locality.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 13, 2020
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Creigh Deeds (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Incorporated by Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101883D |
| 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
