Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1938
Legislation Overview
Title: Elections; prohibited area within five feet of any area designated for voting outside polling place.
Description: Elections; general provisions; prohibited area. Adds the five feet beyond any area designated for voting outside the polling place to the prohibited area where campaigning and certain other activities are unlawful during elections.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
Last Action Date: February 11, 2025
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: David Reid (D); Angelia Williams Graves (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2025 | Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1938) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Read third time and passed House (56-Y 42-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Floor substitute printed 25106696D-H2 (Reid) |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Privileges and Elections Substitute rejected |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Delegate Reid Substitute agreed to |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Engrossed by House - floor substitute |
| House | Feb 2, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25105385D-H1 |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 10-N) |
| House | Jan 27, 2025 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2025 | Assigned PE sub: Election Administration |
| House | Jan 15, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1938) |
| House | Jan 6, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| House | Jan 6, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100901D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 3, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 2, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 27, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 6, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N) | 01/27/2025 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 10-N) | 01/31/2025 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed House (56-Y 42-N) | 02/4/2025 | 56 | 42 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) | 02/11/2025 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
