Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1391
Legislation Overview
Title: State legislative buildings; prohibits possession of weapons in Capitol of Va., exception.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: General Assembly: Weapons: Property, Grounds, and Buildings, State-owned
Description: Possession of weapons in state legislative buildings. Prohibits the possession of weapons in legislative buildings except by any person who lawfully possesses a handgun. The provisions of the bill would not apply to General Assembly members or staff or to any law-enforcement officer.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: Tabled in Rules by voice vote
Last Action Date: January 31, 2013
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Kenneth R. Plum; James M. Scott; Patrick A. Hope; Scott A. Surovell;
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 31, 2013 | Tabled in Rules by voice vote |
| House | Jan 18, 2013 | Referred from Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote |
| House | Jan 18, 2013 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| House | Jan 17, 2013 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Rules with amendment(s) |
| House | Jan 15, 2013 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Dec 15, 2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102076D |
| House | Dec 15, 2012 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Dec 15, 2012 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
