VA SB99 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded.
Title
Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Senate sustained Governor's veto |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Requires 2/3 members present |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-03-26 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-02 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB99ER) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Title replaced 24107774D-H1 |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | House | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Passed House with substitute (52-Y 48-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB99H1 |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24107774D-H1 |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Committee substitute printed 24107774D-H1 |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB99S1 |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24105953D-S1 |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24105953D-S1 |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| 2024-01-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-03 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100968D |
Same As/Similar To
HB175 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
