Virginia Senate Bill 75 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-11 - Passed by indefinitely in Rules (13-Y 3-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, etc.; penalty. Repeals the prohibition on carrying a 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 any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties. Current law makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to carry a firearm or explosive material within these areas, subject to certain exceptions, including 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.

Capitol Square and the surrounding area, etc.; carrying a firearm or explosive material within area.

Sen. Amanda Chase [R]

2022-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rules (13-Y 3-N) (Y: 13 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-11	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Rules (13-Y 3-N)
2022-01-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2022-01-04	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101674D

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?221+sum+SB75
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB75+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB75F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S10V0022+SB0075