Virginia House Bill 827 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-28 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Control of firearms by localities. Removes the authority for a locality by ordinance to prohibit the possession or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination thereof in (i) any building, or part thereof, owned or used by such locality for governmental purposes; (ii) any public park owned or operated by the locality; (iii) any recreation or community center facility; or (iv) any public street, road, alley, or sidewalk or public right-of-way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit. The bill provides that any firearm received by the locality pursuant to a buy-back program shall be offered for sale by public auction or sealed bids to a person licensed as a dealer. Current law provides that any such firearm shall be destroyed by the locality unless the person surrendering the firearm requests in writing that the firearm be offered for sale. The bill also limits the authority of localities and state governmental entities to bring lawsuits against certain firearms manufacturers and others. Control of firearms by localities. Removes the authority for a locality by ordinance to prohibit the possession or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination thereof in (i) any building, or part thereof, owned or used by such locality for governmental purposes; (ii) any public park owned or operated by the locality; (iii) any recreation or community center facility; or (iv) any public street, road, alley, or sidewalk or public right-of-way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit. The bill provides that any firearm received by the locality pursuant to a buy-back program shall be offered for sale by public auction or sealed bids to a person licensed as a dealer. Current law provides that any such firearm shall be destroyed by the locality unless the person surrendering the firearm requests in writing that the firearm be offered for sale. The bill also limits the authority of localities and state governmental entities to bring lawsuits against certain firearms manufacturers and others.

Firearms; control by localities of possession or carrying.

Del. Tony Wilt [R]	Del. Glenn Davis [R]	Del. John Avoli [R]	Del. Jason Ballard [R]
Del. Ronnie Campbell [R]	Del. Dave LaRock [R]	Del. Robert Orrock [R]	Del. Margaret Ransone [R]
Del. Lee Ware [R]	Del. Bill Wiley [R]	Del. Thomas Wright [R]	Del. Scott Wyatt [R]

2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-28	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
2022-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2022-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-03	House	VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
2022-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
2022-02-02	House	Read second time and engrossed
2022-02-01	House	Read first time
2022-01-28	House	Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
2022-01-27	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
2022-01-26	House	Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2022-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100614D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	915	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	915.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	915.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB827
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB827+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1501V0001+HB0827
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H15V0008+HB0827
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0420+HB0827
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S03V0251+HB0827