Virginia House Bill 1700 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Pending: House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Firearms; alcohol; penalties. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person who is intoxicated or under the influence of illegal drugs to carry a loaded firearm on or about his person in a public place and that a person found guilty is ineligible to apply for a concealed handgun permit for a period of five years. Current law provides that such prohibition applies only to persons permitted to carry a concealed handgun. The bill also creates a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person who carries a loaded firearm on or about his person onto the premises of any restaurant or club licensed to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and consumes an alcoholic beverage while on the premises. Current law provides that such prohibition applies only to those persons carrying a concealed handgun on such premises.

Firearms; carrying in public while intoxicated, etc., penalty.

Del. Daniel Marshall [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-07	House	Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
2017-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2017-01-17	House	Assigned MPPS sub: #1
2017-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2017-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102540D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.012	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.016	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.09	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	56.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1700
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1700+hil