Virginia Senate Bill 648 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-01 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Firearms; alcohol; penalties. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person who is under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs to carry a loaded firearm on or about his person in a public place and that a person found guilty is ineligible to apply for a concealed handgun permit for a period of five years. The bill also creates a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person who carries a loaded firearm on or about his person onto the premises of any restaurant or club licensed to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and consume an alcoholic beverage while on the premises. The bill contains technical amendments.

Firearms; carrying while under influence of alcohol or drugs in a public place, penalty.

Sen. Donald McEachin [D]

2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N) (Y: 7 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-01		Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)
2012-01-20		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-20		Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103909D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	287.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB648
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB648+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S03V0112+SB0648