Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB99
Legislation Overview
Title: Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Firearms
Description: Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 17, 2024
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Adam Ebbin (D); Suhas Subramanyam (D); Saddam Salim (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Senate sustained Governor's veto |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Requires 2/3 members present |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2024 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2024 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB99ER) |
| House | Feb 28, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2024 | Title replaced 24107774D-H1 |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2024 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24107774D-H1 |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Passed House with substitute (52-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB99H1 |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 20, 2024 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 16, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24107774D-H1 |
| House | Feb 16, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB99S1 |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24105953D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24105953D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2024 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2024 | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100968D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 28, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 16, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 31, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 3, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for SB99 for Committee: Public Safety | Substitute for SB99 for Committee: Public Safety | Feb 16, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for SB99 S-Finance and Appropriations, Public Safety & Claims | Substitute for SB99 S-Finance and Appropriations, Public Safety & Claims | Jan 31, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Governors veto explanation | Governors veto explanation | Dec 17, 2017 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) | 01/22/2024 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) | 01/31/2024 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | 02/1/2024 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 02/5/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) | 02/16/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) | 02/21/2024 | 52 | 48 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) | 02/23/2024 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) | 04/17/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
