Thursday, July 24, 2008
The General Assembly is not in session.
Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB734: Public libraries; possession of firearms on premises prohibited.
Chief Patron
Del.
Chuck Caputo (D-67)
Chuck Caputo
(D-67)
Oak Hill, VA
Served: 2006–
Progress
 |
Introduced |
 |
Passed Committee |
 |
Passed House |
|
Passed Senate |
|
Signed by Governor |
|
Became Law |
Status
02/12/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Possession of firearms; public libraries; penalty. Prohibits the possession of a firearm at a state, regional, or local public library. Violation of this section would be a Class 1 misdemeanor. The provisions of this section would not apply to a law-enforcement officer or security guard while in the performance of his official duties.
View Full Text »Video
Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/17/2008 and 02/12/2008.
Poll Results
9 votes
Tags
Bill Text
Related Bills
Introduced: January 08, 2008
Status: In Committee
: Criminal history record information; adds definition of firearms show vendor.Status: In Committee
Introduced: January 09, 2008
Status: In Committee
: Firearms; possession prohibited on Capitol Square.Status: In Committee
Introduced: January 08, 2008
Status: Failed to Pass in Committee
: Protective orders; to include information on whether or not respondent possesses firearm.Status: Failed to Pass in Committee
Introduced: January 08, 2008
Status: signed by governor
: Voluntary admission; report to Central Criminal Records Exchange.Status: signed by governor
Introduced: January 02, 2008
Status: Failed to Pass in Committee
: Protective orders; possession of firearms.Status: Failed to Pass in Committee
Subscribe
Keep track of the status of this bill as it moves through the General Assembly
— subscribe
via RSS.
Comments
The Firearms subcommittee of Militia, Police and Public Safety killed this bill. Only three members of the subcommittee were present -- Dels. Morgan Griffith, Scott Lingamfelter, and Tommy Wright -- who unanimously killed it. Here's the video:
I couldn't hear any of the discussion.