Firearm/explosive material; carrying w/in Capitol Square or bldg. owned or leased by Commonwealth.
Summary
Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or explosive material within any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or agency thereof or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties that currently applies to any property owned or operated by a public institution of higher education to instead apply to any individual within a building owned or operated by a public institution of higher education who possesses a weapon as part of such public institution of higher education's curriculum or activities or as part of any organization authorized by such public institution of higher education to conduct its programs or activities within such building, as such uses are approved through the law-enforcement or public safety unit of such institution. This bill is identical to SB 383.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Vetoed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
13
Committee
13
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB454ER)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (6-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katrina Callsen
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Laufer
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Holly Seibold
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Thomas
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Jane Cohen
DDemocratic
Co
Marty Martinez
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Feggans
DDemocratic
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