Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB763
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; control of firearms by localities, concealed handgun permit exception.
Subject: Counties Cities and Towns: Firearms: Concealed Weapons: Handguns
Description: Control of firearms by localities; concealed handgun permit exception. Provides that any local ordinance that prohibits the possession or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination thereof in (i) any building, or part thereof, owned or used by such locality for governmental purposes; (ii) any public park owned or operated by the locality; (iii) any recreation or community center facility; or (iv) any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit shall not apply to any person who holds a valid Virginia permit to carry a concealed handgun.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 26, 2022
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Mark Obenshain (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2022 | Incorporated by Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2022 | Presented and ordered printed 22102147D |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 21, 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: Incorporated by Judiciary | 01/26/2022 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
