Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB35
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms, ammunition, etc.; control by localities by governing possession, etc., within locality.
Description: Control of firearms by localities; permitted events. Authorizes any locality by ordinance to prohibit the possession or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination thereof in (i) any building, or part thereof, owned or used by such locality for governmental purposes; (ii) any public park owned or operated by the locality; (iii) any recreation or community center facility; or (iv) any public street, road, alley, sidewalk or public right-of-way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit. Provisions limiting the authority of localities and state governmental entities to bring lawsuits against certain firearms manufacturers and others are also repealed. The bill also provides that any firearm received by the locality pursuant to a gun buy-back program shall be destroyed by the locality unless the person surrendering such firearm requests in writing that such surrendered firearm be sold. The provisions of the bill do not apply to the activities of a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program operated at a public or private institution of higher education or (ii) any intercollegiate athletics program operated by a public or private institution of higher education and governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association or any club sports team recognized by a public or private institution of higher education where the sport engaged in by such program or team involves the use of a firearm. The bill contains technical amendments.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1247)
Last Action Date: April 22, 2020
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Scott Surovell (D); Barbara Favola (D); Creigh Deeds (D); John Edwards (D); Jennifer Boysko (D); Adam Ebbin (D); Jennifer McClellan (D); Joseph Morrissey (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 20% (8 of 40)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Apr 22, 2020 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N) |
Apr 22, 2020 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1247) | |
House | Apr 22, 2020 | Enacted, Chapter 1247 (effective 7/1/20) |
House | Apr 22, 2020 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
Senate | Apr 22, 2020 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
Senate | Apr 22, 2020 | Reenrolled bill text (SB35ER2) |
Senate | Apr 22, 2020 | Reenrolled |
Apr 22, 2020 | Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted | |
House | Apr 22, 2020 | VOTE: (48-Y 44-N) |
House | Apr 22, 2020 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (48-Y 44-N) |
Senate | Apr 11, 2020 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
Senate | Mar 12, 2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
Senate | Mar 7, 2020 | Signed by President |
House | Mar 6, 2020 | Signed by Speaker |
Senate | Mar 5, 2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB35ER) |
Senate | Mar 5, 2020 | Enrolled |
Senate | Feb 28, 2020 | Title replaced 20108812D-H1 |
Senate | Feb 28, 2020 | House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) |
Senate | Feb 28, 2020 | Reconsideration of House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) |
Senate | Feb 28, 2020 | House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 16-N) |
House | Feb 26, 2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108812D-H1 |
House | Feb 26, 2020 | Read third time |
House | Feb 26, 2020 | Passed by temporarily |
House | Feb 26, 2020 | Amendment by Delegate Price agreed to |
House | Feb 26, 2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB35H1 |
House | Feb 26, 2020 | Passed House with substitute with amendment (53-Y 46-N) |
House | Feb 26, 2020 | VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) |
House | Feb 25, 2020 | Read second time |
House | Feb 21, 2020 | Placed on Calendar |
House | Feb 21, 2020 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) |
House | Feb 21, 2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108812D-H1 |
House | Feb 21, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
House | Feb 21, 2020 | Read first time |
Senate | Jan 16, 2020 | Ruling of Chair Sustained (21-Y 19-N) |
Senate | Jan 16, 2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
Senate | Jan 16, 2020 | Chair rules that bill does not violate the single object rule |
Senate | Jan 15, 2020 | Read second time |
Senate | Jan 15, 2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB35S1 |
Senate | Jan 15, 2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20105646D-S1 |
Senate | Jan 15, 2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) |
Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Committee substitute printed 20105646D-S1 |
Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Incorporates SB506 (Edwards) |
Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Incorporates SB505 (Edwards) |
Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Incorporates SB450 (Edwards) |
Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Incorporates SB615 (Deeds) |
Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
Senate | Nov 18, 2019 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Senate | Nov 18, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100476D |
Texts
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Chaptered | Apr 22, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Enrolled | Apr 22, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Enrolled | Mar 5, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Comm Sub | Feb 21, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Comm Sub | Jan 13, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Prefiled | Nov 18, 2019 | 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 |
House: VOTE: (48-Y 44-N) | 04/22/2020 | 48 | 43 | 8 | 0 | No |
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Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) | 01/13/2020 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Constitutional readings dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 01/14/2020 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Ruling of Chair Sustained (21-Y 19-N) | 01/16/2020 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 01/16/2020 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) | 02/21/2020 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) | 02/26/2020 | 53 | 45 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 16-N) | 02/28/2020 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) | 02/28/2020 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) | 02/28/2020 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N) | 04/22/2020 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page