Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB781
Legislation Overview
Title: Handguns; leaving unattended in public, penalty.
Description: Leaving an unattended handgun in public; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for a person to leave an unattended handgun in public view in any public place, including any public building or place where the public assemble, any street, highway, or other public conveyance, or any sidewalk abutting on any public street, alley, or lane of any town or city. The bill also provides that a second or subsequent violation is punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Stricken at the request of Patron in Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
Last Action Date: January 22, 2020
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: Lynwood Lewis (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2020 | Stricken at the request of Patron in Judiciary (11-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103811D |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 8, 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: Stricken at the request of Patron in Judiciary (11-Y 0-N) | 01/22/2020 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
