Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB898
Legislation Overview
Title: Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Handguns
Description: Concealed handgun permit; demonstrated competence. Adds a firearms safety or training course conducted by the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) or by a USCCA-certified firearms instructor, or any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law-enforcement agency, institution of higher education, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school utilizing instructors certified by the USCCA to those programs that satisfy the demonstration of competence requirement for the issuance of a Virginia resident or nonresident concealed handgun permit.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094)
Last Action Date: March 21, 2023
Companion Bill: HB1422
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Richard Stuart (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094) | |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 94 (effective 7/1/23) | |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 | |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2023 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2023 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2023 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB898ER) |
| House | Feb 20, 2023 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2023 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 15, 2023 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 15, 2023 | Passed House (56-Y 42-N) |
| House | Feb 15, 2023 | VOTE: Passage (56-Y 42-N) |
| House | Feb 14, 2023 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 10, 2023 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 8, 2023 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 8, 2023 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 8, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2023 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2023 | Read second time and engrossed |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2023 | Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100813D |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2023 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 21, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 20, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 5, 2023 | 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 (15-Y 0-N) | 01/23/2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) | 01/24/2023 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) | 01/26/2023 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) | 02/10/2023 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 42-N) | 02/15/2023 | 56 | 42 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
