Virginia Senate Bill 1492 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0810)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square and the surrounding area; exceptions for State Police officers. Adds an exception for off-duty State Police officers and retired State Police officers to the prohibition on carrying a firearm within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof, or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties. Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square and the surrounding area; exceptions for State Police officers. Adds an exception for off-duty State Police officers and retired State Police officers to the prohibition on carrying a firearm within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof, or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties.

Firearm or explosive material; carrying within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, exceptions.

Sen. Bill DeSteph [R]

2023-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N) (Y: 59 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0810)
2023-05-12		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 810 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-04-12	Senate	Communicated to Governor
2023-04-12	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-03-26	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-21	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-21	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1492ER)
2023-02-21	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-16	House	VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N)
2023-02-16	House	Passed House (59-Y 40-N)
2023-02-16	House	Read third time
2023-02-15	House	Passed by for the day
2023-02-14	House	Read second time
2023-02-10	House	Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 2-N)
2023-02-09	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
2023-02-08	House	Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-02-08	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2023-02-08	House	Read first time
2023-02-08	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-01-26	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Printed as engrossed 23104400D-E
2023-01-25	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1492E
2023-01-25	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-01-25	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-01-25	Senate	Read second time
2023-01-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-19	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-19	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 23104400D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	283.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1492
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1492+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1492E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1492ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0810+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1492AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1492AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1492FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1492FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0053+SB1492
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0104SB1492+SB1492
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0117SB1492+SB1492
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1501V0025+SB1492
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H15V0053+SB1492
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1860+SB1492