Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1570
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms or explosive materials; carrying into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Explosives: Firearms: Property Grounds and Buildings State-owned
Description: Carrying a firearm or explosive material into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exception for highway rest areas. Provides that the prohibition on carrying a firearm or explosive material in any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth shall not apply to any highway rest area.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: February 20, 2023
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Wendell Walker (R); Marie March (R); Chris Runion (R); Wren Williams (R);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2023 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2023 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | Read third time and passed House (53-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2023 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Jan 31, 2023 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 27, 2023 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2023 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 6, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101666D |
| House | Jan 6, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 6, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) | 01/26/2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) | 01/27/2023 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N) | 02/2/2023 | 53 | 47 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) | 02/20/2023 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
