Weapons; carrying into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, penalty. (SB15)
Introduced By
Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Carrying weapon into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to transport any (i) gun or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile or projectile of any kind; (ii) frame, receiver, muffler, silencer, missile, projectile, or ammunition designed for use with a dangerous weapon; or (iii) other dangerous weapon into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof, where employees of the Commonwealth or agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, magistrates, court officers, judges, city or county treasurers, commissioners or deputy commissioners of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, authorized security personnel, and active military personnel while in the conduct of such individuals' official duties. The bill requires that notice of the provisions prohibiting the carrying of such weapons be posted at each public entrance to all buildings owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof. Read the Bill »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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11/18/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100629D |
11/18/2019 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
11/19/2019 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB15) |
01/08/2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
01/17/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB15) |
02/03/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
12/04/2020 | Left in Judiciary |