Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB715
Legislation Overview
Title: Firefighters and emergency medical services providers; carrying a concealed handgun.
Description: Carrying a concealed handgun; firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Provides that any firefighter or person employed as emergency medical services personnel may carry a concealed handgun while engaged in the performance of his official duties, provided that such firefighter or person employed as emergency medical services personnel has been approved to carry a concealed handgun by his fire chief or emergency medical services chief. The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health and the Department of Fire Programs, to develop a model policy regarding carrying a concealed handgun for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: VOTE: DEFEATED (35-Y 62-N)
Last Action Date: March 7, 2018
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Amanda Chase (R); Richard Black (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 7, 2018 | Defeated by House (35-Y 62-N) |
| House | Mar 7, 2018 | VOTE: DEFEATED (35-Y 62-N) |
| House | Mar 7, 2018 | Amendment by Delegate Cline agreed to |
| House | Mar 7, 2018 | Committee substitute agreed to 18107583D-H1 |
| House | Mar 7, 2018 | Read third time |
| House | Mar 6, 2018 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Mar 5, 2018 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Mar 2, 2018 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Mar 1, 2018 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Feb 28, 2018 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Feb 27, 2018 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 23, 2018 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 7-N) |
| House | Feb 23, 2018 | Committee substitute printed 18107583D-H1 |
| House | Feb 22, 2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 19, 2018 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Feb 15, 2018 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Feb 15, 2018 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 15, 2018 | Read first time |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2018 | Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2018 | Passed by temporarily |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2018 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2018 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB715S1 |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2018 | Committee substitute agreed to 18105180D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2018 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2018 | Reported from Finance (11-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Committee substitute printed 18105180D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Rereferred to Finance |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 3-N) |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103400D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 23, 2018 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 15, 2018 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 2018 | 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
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
Senate: Reported from Finance (11-Y 5-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 7-N)
House: VOTE: DEFEATED (35-Y 62-N)
Link: link to state bill page
