VA HB1757 | 2021 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 1757 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Firearm-free zones designated by the Commonwealth or a locality; waiver of sovereign immunity. Provides that if (i) the Commonwealth designates any property owned by it as a firearm-free zone or (ii) any locality designates such locality or any part of such locality as a firearm-free zone, the Commonwealth or such locality waives its sovereign immunity as it relates to any injuries sustained by persons lawfully present in such firearm-free zone.

Title

Firearm-free zones designated by the Commonwealth or a locality; waiver of sovereign immunity.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2020-12-17	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-12-17	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101679D

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	44.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB1757
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1757+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1757F122+PDF