Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1368
Legislation Overview
Title: SW Va. Higher Ed. Ctr. Bd. of Trustees; authority to permit campus officers to carry firearms.
Description: Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees; authority to permit campus security officers to carry firearms in performance of official duties; conditions. Authorizes the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees to permit campus security personnel employed in its campus security department to carry firearms in the performance of their official duties, provided that such campus security personnel are considered armed security officers, as such term is defined in relevant law, and comply with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements attendant to such designation, including registration and training. This bill is identical to HB 2441.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1368ER)
Last Action Date: March 7, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Todd Pillion (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2025 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2025 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1368ER) |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 18, 2025 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 18, 2025 | Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 18, 2025 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| House | Feb 18, 2025 | Delegate Simon Amendment agreed to |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar |
| House | Feb 14, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2025 | Read second time and engrossed |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2025 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2025 | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1368) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104756D |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House Amendment | House Amendment | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Delegate Simon Amendment | Delegate Simon Amendment | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) | 01/30/2025 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) | 01/31/2025 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) | 02/3/2025 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | 02/3/2025 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) | 02/12/2025 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N) | 02/18/2025 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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| House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) | 02/19/2025 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
