Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB64

Legislation Overview

Title: Paramilitary activities; penalty.

Description: Paramilitary activities; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of unlawful paramilitary activity if such person brandishes a firearm or any air-operated or gas-operated weapon or any object similar in appearance while assembled with one or more persons for the purpose of and with the intent to intimidate any person or group of persons. Such unlawful paramilitary activity is punishable as a Class 5 felony.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0601)

Last Action Date: April 2, 2020

History

Chamber	Date	Action
	Apr 2, 2020	Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0601)
	Apr 2, 2020	Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 601 (effective 7/1/20)
Senate	Mar 17, 2020	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
	Mar 17, 2020	Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Senate	Mar 12, 2020	Enrolled
House	Mar 12, 2020	Signed by Speaker
Senate	Mar 12, 2020	Signed by President
Senate	Mar 12, 2020	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB64ER)
Senate	Mar 5, 2020	House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Senate	Mar 5, 2020	Passed by temporarily
Senate	Mar 5, 2020	Title replaced 20109031D-H1
House	Mar 4, 2020	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB64H1
House	Mar 4, 2020	Committee substitute agreed to 20109031D-H1
House	Mar 4, 2020	Read third time
House	Mar 4, 2020	VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N)
House	Mar 4, 2020	Passed House with substitute (51-Y 47-N)
House	Mar 3, 2020	Read second time
House	Feb 28, 2020	Committee substitute printed 20109031D-H1
House	Feb 28, 2020	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
House	Feb 24, 2020	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
House	Feb 24, 2020	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
House	Feb 18, 2020	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
House	Feb 12, 2020	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House	Feb 12, 2020	Read first time
House	Feb 12, 2020	Placed on Calendar
Senate	Feb 6, 2020	Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Senate	Feb 5, 2020	Read second time
Senate	Feb 5, 2020	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB64S1
Senate	Feb 5, 2020	Committee substitute agreed to 20106379D-S1
Senate	Feb 5, 2020	Reading of substitute waived
Senate	Feb 4, 2020	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate	Feb 3, 2020	Committee substitute printed 20106379D-S1
Senate	Feb 3, 2020	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
Senate	Jan 8, 2020	Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
Senate	Nov 21, 2019	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate	Nov 21, 2019	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101207D

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Chaptered	Apr 2, 2020	state link	bill text
Enrolled	Mar 12, 2020	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 28, 2020	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 3, 2020	state link	bill text
Prefiled	Nov 21, 2019	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 Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)	02/3/2020	9	6	0	0	Yes
Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Chafin, Benton (R) Nay 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 Petersen, John (D) Yea Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
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Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)	02/4/2020	39	0	0	0	Yes
Barker, George (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Chafin, Benton (R) Yea Chase, Amanda (R) Yea Cosgrove, John (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Edwards, John (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea Hanger, Emmett (R) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Howell, Janet (D) Yea Kiggans, Jennifer (R) Yea Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea Newman, Stephen (R) Yea Norment, Thomas (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Petersen, John (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Ruff, Frank (R) Yea Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea Vogel, Jill (R) Yea
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Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)	02/6/2020	20	19	0	0	Yes
Barker, George (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Chafin, Benton (R) Nay Chase, Amanda (R) Nay Cosgrove, John (R) Nay DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Nay Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Edwards, John (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea Hanger, Emmett (R) Nay Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Howell, Janet (D) Yea Kiggans, Jennifer (R) Nay Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea Newman, Stephen (R) Nay Norment, Thomas (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Petersen, John (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Ruff, Frank (R) Nay Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Suetterlein, David (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea Vogel, Jill (R) Nay
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House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)	02/24/2020	5	2	0	0	Yes
Adams, Les (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Collins, Christopher (R) Nay Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea Mullin, Michael (D) Yea Scott, Don (D) Yea Watts, Vivian (D) Yea
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House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 9-N)	02/28/2020	12	8	1	0	Yes
Adams, Les (R) Nay Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Yea Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Nay Campbell, Ronnie (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Collins, Christopher (R) Nay Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea Heretick, Steve (D) Yea Herring, Charniele (D) Yea Hope, Patrick (D) Yea Kilgore, Terry (R) Nay Leftwich, James (R) Nay Levine, Mark (D) Yea Lindsey, Joesph (D) NV Miyares, Jason (R) Nay Mullin, Michael (D) Yea Ransone, Margaret (R) Nay Scott, Don (D) Yea Simon, Marcus (D) Yea Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea Watts, Vivian (D) Yea
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House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N)	03/4/2020	51	46	2	0	Yes
Adams, Dawn (D) Yea Adams, Les (R) Nay Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Askew, Alex (D) Yea Austin, Terry (R) Nay Avoli, G. (R) Nay Ayala, Hala (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Batten, Amanda (R) Nay Bloxom, Robert (R) Nay Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Bulova, David (D) Yea Byron, Kathy (R) Nay Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Nay Campbell, Ronnie (R) Nay Carr, Betsy (D) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Carter, Lee (D) Nay Cole, Joshua (D) Yea Cole, Mark (R) Nay Collins, Christopher (R) Nay Convirs-Fowler, Kelly (D) NV Cox, M. Kirkland (R) Nay Coyner, Carrie (R) Nay Davis, Glenn (R) Nay Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea Edmunds, James (R) Nay Fariss, C. Matt (R) Nay Filler-Corn, Eileen (D) Yea Fowler, Hyland (R) Nay Freitas, Nicholas (R) Nay Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Nay Gooditis, Wendy (D) Yea Guy, Nancy (D) Yea Guzman, Elizabeth (D) NV Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Nay Helmer, Dan (D) Yea Heretick, Steve (D) Yea Herring, Charniele (D) Yea Hodges, M. Keith (R) Nay Hope, Patrick (D) Yea Hudson, Sally (D) Yea Hurst, Chris (D) Yea Jenkins, Clinton (D) Yea Jones, Jerrauld (D) Yea Keam, Mark (D) Yea Kilgore, Terry (R) Nay Knight, Barry (R) Nay Kory, L. Kaye (D) Yea Krizek, Paul (D) Yea LaRock, Dave (R) Nay Leftwich, James (R) Nay Levine, Mark (D) Yea Lindsey, Joesph (D) Yea Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea Marshall, Daniel (R) Nay McGuire, John (R) Nay McNamara, Joseph (R) Nay McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea Miyares, Jason (R) Nay Morefield, James (R) Nay Mugler, Martha (D) Yea Mullin, Michael (D) Yea Murphy, Kathleen (D) Yea O'Quinn, Israel (R) Nay Orrock, Robert (R) Nay Plum, Kenneth (D) Yea Poindexter, Charles (R) Nay Price, Marcia (D) Yea Ransone, Margaret (R) Nay Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea Reid, David (D) Yea Robinson, Roxann (R) Nay Roem, Danica (D) Yea Runion, Chris (R) Nay Rush, Larry (R) Nay Samirah, Ibraheem (D) Yea Scott, Don (D) Yea Sickles, Mark (D) Yea Simon, Marcus (D) Yea Simonds, Shelly (D) Yea Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea Torian, Luke (D) Yea Tran, Kathy (D) Yea Tyler, Roslyn (D) Nay VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Walker, Wendell (R) Nay Wampler, William (R) Nay Ward, Jeion (D) Yea Ware, Lee (R) Nay Watts, Vivian (D) Yea Webert, Michael (R) Nay Willett, Rodney (D) Yea Wilt, Tony (R) Nay Wright, Thomas (R) Nay Wyatt, Scott (R) Nay
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Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)	03/5/2020	20	19	0	0	Yes
Barker, George (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Chafin, Benton (R) Nay Chase, Amanda (R) Nay Cosgrove, John (R) Nay DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Dunnavant, Siobhan (R) Nay Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Edwards, John (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea Hanger, Emmett (R) Nay Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Howell, Janet (D) Yea Kiggans, Jennifer (R) Nay Lewis, Lynwood (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea Montgomery, Mason (D) Yea Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea Newman, Stephen (R) Nay Norment, Thomas (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Petersen, John (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Ruff, Frank (R) Nay Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea Spruill, Lionell (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Suetterlein, David (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea Vogel, Jill (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page