Bill No.

House Bills Introduced

LIS Bill Summary as Introduced

(unless otherwise noted)

Title

Last Action

VSSA Position

HB 1326

Concealed handgun permits; firearms safety courses.

Defeated

Oppose

HB 1391

State legislative buildings; prohibits possession of weapons in buildings except by certain persons.

Defeated

Oppose

HB 1410

Firearms; possession of weapons following conviction of certain crimes, penalty.

Defeated

Oppose

HB 1415

Self-defense and defense of others; encodes version of "castle doctrine."

Left in Courts of Justice - Dead for year

Support

HB 1506

Service firearms; minimum years of service.

Passed House

Passed Senate

Neutral

HB 1557

School boards; training for persons designated to carry concealed handguns on school property.

Referred to Governor's Commission on School Safety.  Commission made no recommendation.  Dead for Session

Support

HB 1582

Armed security officers; protection of schools and child day centers

Passed House

Passed Senate

Support

HB 1604

Private security services businesses; carrying firearm in course of duties

Passed House

Passed Senate

Support

HB 1662

Libraries; locality to adopt an ordinance that prohibits firearms, ammunition, etc. in.

Defeated

Oppose

HB 1679

Concealed handgun permit; exception retired investigator of security division of Lottery Department.

Passed House

Passed Senate

Neutral

HB 1693

Firearms; removes specific exception for possession on public school property, penalty.

Oppose

HB 1833

Concealed weapons and concealed handgun permits; reorganizing & recodifying law related to carrying

Passed House

Passed Senate

Support

HB 1866

Public schools; mandatory expulsion of students - Removes certain weapons from the definition of "firearm" the possession of which by a student on school property or at a school-sponsored activity is punishable by mandatory expulsion from school for at least one year. These are weapons that are not included in the definition of "firearm" in the federal Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (Part F-Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994).

Passed House

Passed Senate

Support

HB 2025

Firearms; requires background check for any purchase

Oppose

HB 2037

Hunting; lawful to hunt or kill nuisance species on Sunday.

Support

HB 2207

Firearms and firearms magazines, certain; unlawful to sell, import, etc., penalty.

Oppose

HB 2221

Firearms; prohibiting selling, etc., to certain persons.

Oppose

HB 2235

Firearms; increases penalties for use, display, or discharge during commission of certain felonies

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

Neutral

HB 2240

Criminal history record information checks, etc.; dissemination of information

Neutral

HB 2251

Firearms; prohibition of sale, transfer, etc., of certain magazines, penalties

Oppose

HB 2263

Firearms and ammunition; temporary seizure, penalty

Oppose

HB 2281

Firearms; failure to report those lost or stolen, penalty

Oppose

HB 2317

Firearms; residency of armed forces members

Passed House

Passed Senate

Support

HB 2327

Handguns; prohibits individuals from purchasing more than one in 30-day period

Oppose

HB 2340

Prevent any agency, political subdivision, or employee of Virginia from assisting the Federal government of the United States in any investigation, prosecution, detention, arrest, search, or seizure, under the authority of any federal statute enacted, or Executive Order or regulation issued, after December 31, 2012, infringing the individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms by imposing new restrictions on private ownership or private transfer of firearms, firearm magazines, ammunition, or components thereof.

Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (15-Y 7-N)

Rereferred to Appropriations Committee from House Floor

House: Left in Appropriations - Dead for Session

Support

HB 2342

Criminal history record information check; concealed handgun permittees

Support

Bill No.

Senate Bills Introduced

LIS Bill Summary as Introduced

(unless otherwise noted)

Title

Last Action

VSSA Position

SB 703

Concealed handgun permit fees; provides an exemption for certain retired correctional officers.

Passed House

Passed Senate

Neutral

SB 785

Firearms; use in commission of crime, civil liability.

Oppose

SB 786

Firearms, lost or stolen; failure to report, civil penalty.

Note: Substitute requires that any firearm reported stolen by the owners must be reported by the police to the National Crime Information Center and removes the penalty that was in the original bill.

Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)

House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

Opposed as introduced,

Neutral on amended version that passed Senate

SB 965

Firearms; failure to report those lost or stolen, penalty

Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB786-Marsden) (14-Y 0-N) - Defeated

Oppose

SB 1001

Firearms; criminal history records check required for transfer, penalties.

Defeated

Oppose

SB 1012

Possession of handguns in legislative buildings

Oppose

SB 1109

Firearms; prohibiting selling, etc., to certain persons

SB 1136

Firearm transfers; penalties.

Oppose

SB 1148

Firearms magazines; prohibits person from selling, etc. those designed to hold more than 10 rounds

Oppose

SB 1228

Firearms; property or facilities owned or leased by localities.

Oppose

SB 1232

Firearms; criminal history information check required to sell

Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB1136-McEachin) (14-Y 0-N) - Defeated

Oppose

SB 1281

Firearms; criminal history record information check required for any purchase

Oppose

SB 1299

Criminal history record information checks, etc.; dissemination of information

Support

SB 1335

Concealed handgun permits; persons protected by certain protective orders, nondisclosure - Amended in House of Delegates to protect privacy of all Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) holders.

Passed House

Passed Senate

Support

SB 1363

Firearms; residency of armed forces members

Support