VA HB2295 | 2021 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Foward to future HB2295
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Carrying a firearm within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, etc.; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to carry any firearm within (i) the Capitol of Virginia; (ii) Capitol Square and the surrounding area, as described in the bill; (iii) any building, parking lot, or parking structure owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof; (iv) any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth where employees of the Commonwealth perform their official duties; or (v) any building where the General Assembly meets or conducts its business. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement officers, court officers, authorized security personnel, and active military personnel while in the conduct of such person's official duties; any retired law-enforcement officer who is visiting a gun range owned or leased by the Commonwealth; and any state employee of a state or juvenile correctional facility who is authorized to carry a firearm while in the conduct of such employee's official duties. The bill provides that an individual who lawfully possesses a firearm may keep such firearm in his locked vehicle in a parking lot or parking structure described in clause (iii) so long as the firearm is (a) secured, (b) not visible, and (c) in a container or compartment inside of the vehicle. The bill requires that notice of the provisions prohibiting the carrying of such firearms be posted at each of the public entrances to Capitol Square and such buildings, parking lots, and parking structures. The bill also provides that any firearm carried in violation of these provisions is subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeiture to the Commonwealth. Carrying a firearm within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, etc.; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to carry any firearm within (i) the Capitol of Virginia; (ii) Capitol Square and the surrounding area, as described in the bill; (iii) any building, parking lot, or parking structure owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof; (iv) any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth where employees of the Commonwealth perform their official duties; or (v) any building where the General Assembly meets or conducts its business. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement officers, court officers, authorized security personnel, and active military personnel while in the conduct of such person's official duties; any retired law-enforcement officer who is visiting a gun range owned or leased by the Commonwealth; and any state employee of a state or juvenile correctional facility who is authorized to carry a firearm while in the conduct of such employee's official duties. The bill provides that an individual who lawfully possesses a firearm may keep such firearm in his locked vehicle in a parking lot or parking structure described in clause (iii) so long as the firearm is (a) secured, (b) not visible, and (c) in a container or compartment inside of the vehicle. The bill requires that notice of the provisions prohibiting the carrying of such firearms be posted at each of the public entrances to Capitol Square and such buildings, parking lots, and parking structures. The bill also provides that any firearm carried in violation of these provisions is subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeiture to the Commonwealth.
Title
Firearm; carrying within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, state-owned bldgs.
Sponsors
| Del. Mark Levine [D] | Del. Patrick Hope [D] | Del. Kaye Kory [D] | Del. Kathleen Murphy [D] |
| Del. Marcus Simon [D] | Del. Kathy Tran [D] |
Roll Calls
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: Reconsider (54-Y 46-N) (Y: 54 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (48-Y 52-N) (Y: 48 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: Reconsider (54-Y 46-N) (Y: 54 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (48-Y 52-N) (Y: 48 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-05 | Senate | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-02-02 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 2021-02-02 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2021-02-01 | House | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 45-N) |
| 2021-02-01 | House | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 45-N) |
| 2021-02-01 | House | Passed by temporarily |
| 2021-01-29 | House | Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB2295H3 |
| 2021-01-29 | House | Substitute by Delegate Levine agreed to 21104055D-H3 |
| 2021-01-29 | House | Substitute by Delegate Levine withdrawn 21103671D-H2 |
| 2021-01-29 | House | Passed by temporarily |
| 2021-01-29 | House | Read second time |
| 2021-01-29 | House | Floor substitute printed 21104055D-H3 (Levine) |
| 2021-01-28 | House | Passed by for the day |
| 2021-01-28 | House | Substitute by Delegate Levine reconsidered 21103671D-H2 |
| 2021-01-28 | House | Engrossment reconsidered by House |
| 2021-01-28 | House | Passed by motion reconsidered |
| 2021-01-28 | House | Passed by for the day |
| 2021-01-28 | House | VOTE: Reconsider (54-Y 46-N) |
| 2021-01-28 | House | Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House (54-Y 46-N) |
| 2021-01-28 | House | VOTE: DEFEATED (48-Y 52-N) |
| 2021-01-28 | House | Read third time and defeated by House (48-Y 52-N) |
| 2021-01-27 | House | Passed by for the day |
| 2021-01-26 | House | VOTE: Agree To (51-Y 45-N) |
| 2021-01-26 | House | Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB2295H2 (51-Y 45-N) |
| 2021-01-26 | House | Substitute by Delegate Levine agreed to 21103671D-H2 |
| 2021-01-26 | House | Committee substitute rejected 21103561D-H1 |
| 2021-01-26 | House | Read second time |
| 2021-01-26 | House | Floor substitute printed 21103671D-H2 (Levine) |
| 2021-01-25 | House | Read first time |
| 2021-01-22 | House | Committee substitute printed 21103561D-H1 |
| 2021-01-22 | House | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) |
| 2021-01-19 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2021-01-18 | House | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| 2021-01-17 | House | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 2021-01-17 | House | Presented and ordered printed 21103093D |
Same As/Similar To
HB2295 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N)
