Virginia Senate Bill 1381 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0527)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, etc.; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to carry any firearm or explosive material within (i) the Capitol of Virginia; (ii) Capitol Square and the surrounding area; (iii) any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof; or (iv) any office where employees of the Commonwealth or agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties. The bill provides exceptions for the following individuals while acting in the conduct of such person's official duties: any law-enforcement officer, any authorized security personnel, any active military personnel, any fire marshal when such fire marshal has been granted police powers, or any member of a cadet corps while such member is participating in an official ceremonial event for the Commonwealth. The prohibitions of the bill that apply to any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any office where state employees are performing official duties do not apply to retired law-enforcement officials visiting a gun range owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any of the following while acting in the conduct of official duties: a bail bondsman, an employee of the Department of Corrections or a state juvenile correctional facility, an employee of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, or an employee of the Department of Wildlife Resources. Such prohibitions also do not apply to an individual carrying a weapon into a courthouse who is statutorily exempt, any property owned or operated by a public institution of higher education, any state park, or any magistrate acting in the conduct of the magistrate's official duties. The bill requires that notice of the provisions prohibiting the carrying of such firearms or explosive material be posted at each of the public entrances to Capitol Square and the other locations where such firearms and explosive material are prohibited in the bill. The bill provides that any firearm or explosive material carried in violation of these provisions is subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeiture to the Commonwealth.

Firearm; carrying within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, state-owned bldgs.

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2021-04-07 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 46-N) (Y: 52 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-07 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (51-Y 46-N) (Y: 51 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) (Y: 52 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-07		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0527)
2021-04-07	House	Enacted, Chapter 527 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-04-07	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2021-04-07	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2021-04-07	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB1381ER2)
2021-04-07	Senate	Reenrolled
2021-04-07		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2021-04-07	House	VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 46-N)
2021-04-07	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 46-N)
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N)
2021-04-07	Senate	Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N)
2021-03-31	Senate	Governor's substitute printed 21200902D-S3
2021-03-31	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1381ER)
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2021-02-27	House	VOTE: Agreed To (51-Y 46-N)
2021-02-27	House	Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N)
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference substitute printed 21200678D-S2
2021-02-27		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2021-02-25	House	Delegates: Levine, Simon, Ransone
2021-02-25	House	Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-25	Senate	Senators: Ebbin, Petersen, Edwards
2021-02-25	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-25	Senate	Senate acceded to request (21-Y 17-N)
2021-02-25	House	House requested conference committee
2021-02-25	House	House insisted on substitute
2021-02-25	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
2021-02-24	House	VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
2021-02-24	House	Passed House with substitute (52-Y 47-N)
2021-02-24	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1381H1
2021-02-24	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21200287D-H1
2021-02-24	House	Read third time
2021-02-23	House	Read second time
2021-02-19	House	Committee substitute printed 21200287D-H1
2021-02-19	House	Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2021-02-16	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2021-02-09	House	Assigned PS sub: Firearms
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety by voice vote
2021-02-05	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2021-02-05	House	Read first time
2021-02-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-02	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2021-02-01	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1381S1
2021-02-01	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21103907D-S1
2021-02-01	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-01	Senate	Read second time
2021-01-29	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
2021-01-27	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21103907D-S1
2021-01-27	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 4-N)
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-01-12	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102656D

SB1381 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety by voice vote
HB2295 (Same As) 2021-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0548)
HB2295 (Same As) 2021-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0548)

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?212+sum+SB1381
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1381+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1381S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1381H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1381S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1381ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1381S3+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1381ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0527+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/21200287.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1381AC
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1381AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1381F160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1381F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1381FS1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1381FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1381FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1381FH1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1381FS2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1381FS2160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1381FER122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1381FS3160+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03C0083+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0184SB1381+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0247SB1381+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1501V0001+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H15V0007+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1917+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0440SB1381+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0496SB1381+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0557SB1381+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2028+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0598SB1381+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0599SB1381+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0600SB1381+SB1381
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2096+SB1381