Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1876
Legislation Overview
Title: Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty.
Description: 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. The bill permits the governing board of a public institution of higher education to adopt a policy prohibiting the carrying of any firearm, ammunition, or components or combination thereof within any building owned or operated by such public institution of higher education. Finally, the bill exempts certain activities, defined in the bill, operated at public or private institutions of higher education from any policy created by a governing board.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1876)
Last Action Date: January 31, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Katrina Callsen (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25105250D-H1 |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876) |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1876) |
| House | Jan 17, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876) |
| House | Jan 6, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 6, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101459D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 31, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 31, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 6, 2025 | 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 |
| Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N) | 01/31/2025 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
