Virginia Senate Bill 263 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1130)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence. Removes the option for concealed handgun permit applicants to demonstrate competence with a handgun by completing an electronic, video, or online course conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor. The bill does not affect any in-person means of satisfying the requirement to demonstrate competence with a handgun under current law. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021.

Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence, effective date.

Sen. John Bell [D]

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 42-N) (Y: 52 N: 42 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (36-Y 3-N) (Y: 36 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) (Y: 54 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (7-Y 6-N) (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-10		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1130)
2020-04-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1130 (effective 1/1/21)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB263ER)
2020-03-18	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N)
2020-03-04	House	VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 42-N)
2020-03-04	House	Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 42-N)
2020-03-04		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-02-27	House	Delegates: Lopez, Hope, Wright
2020-02-27	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-02-26	Senate	Senators: Bell, Deeds, Stuart
2020-02-26	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-02-26	Senate	Senate acceded to request (36-Y 3-N)
2020-02-24	House	House requested conference committee
2020-02-24	House	House insisted on substitute
2020-02-21	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
2020-02-19	House	VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
2020-02-19	House	Passed House with substitute (54-Y 46-N)
2020-02-19	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB263H1
2020-02-19	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20108289D-H1
2020-02-19	House	Read third time
2020-02-18	House	Read second time
2020-02-14	House	Committee substitute printed 20108289D-H1
2020-02-14	House	Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2020-02-03	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2020-02-03	House	Read first time
2020-02-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-01-29	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2020-01-29	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2020-01-28	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20102385D-E
2020-01-28	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB263E
2020-01-28	Senate	Amendment by Senator Deeds agreed to
2020-01-28	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-01-28	Senate	Read second time
2020-01-27	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-01-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-01-22	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (7-Y 6-N)
2020-01-08	Senate	Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2020-01-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-03	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102385D

HB264 (Same As) 2020-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0390)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.02	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.06	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB263
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB263+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB263E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB263H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB263ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1130+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0075+SB0263
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0149SB0263+SB0263
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0231SB0263+SB0263
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H15V0092+SB0263
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1022+SB0263
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0796SB0263+SB0263
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1027SB0263+SB0263
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1770+SB0263
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1765SB0263+SB0263