Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1009
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm-free zones designated by the Commonwealth or a locality; regulation of weapons.
Description: Firearm-free zones designated by the Commonwealth or a locality; regulation of weapons; waiver of sovereign immunity. Provides that (i) if the Commonwealth designates any property owned by it as a firearm-free zone or (ii) if any locality designates such locality or any part of such locality as a firearm-free zone, the Commonwealth or such locality waives its sovereign immunity as it relates to any injuries sustained by persons lawfully present in such firearm-free zone. The bill further provides that if the Commonwealth or a locality adopts any ordinance, rule, policy, or regulation regulating weapons, the Commonwealth or locality assumes an affirmative duty to protect invitees lawfully on the premises of the Commonwealth or locality and establishes a waiver of sovereign immunity for any governmental entity or official responsible for such regulation.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
Last Action Date: January 22, 2020
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Amanda Chase (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2020 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2020 | Presented and ordered printed 20105284D |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 16, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N) | 01/22/2020 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
