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VCDL 2012 Legislation Tracking Tool

Bills We Strongly Support
Bill Summary	Bill Status
HB20       Patron: Tony O. Wilt  -  all patrons                                           Emergency services and disasters; constitutional rights.  Provides that nothing in the Emergency Services and Disaster Law shall be interpreted to limit or prohibit the otherwise lawful possession, carrying, transportation, sale, or transfer of firearms.	12/06/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100312D 12/06/11  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 01/25/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 01/26/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N) 01/27/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) 01/30/12  House: Read first time 01/31/12  House: Read second time and engrossed 02/01/12  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) 02/01/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) 02/02/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/02/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology 02/13/12  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 1-N) 02/14/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 02/15/12  Senate: Read third time 02/15/12  Senate: Reading of amendment waived 02/15/12  Senate: Passed by temporarily 02/15/12  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to 02/15/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended 02/15/12  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 3-N) 02/15/12  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) 02/15/12  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 4-N) 02/16/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/17/12  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) 02/17/12  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) 02/21/12  House: Enrolled 02/21/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB20ER) E-Mail This Committee
HB22       Patron: Mark L. Cole  -  all patrons                                           Disposition of firearms.  Provides that no locality may participate in any program in which individuals are given a thing of value in exchange for surrendering a firearm to the locality unless the governing body of the locality has enacted an ordinance authorizing the participation of the locality. The ordinance shall require that such firearms shall be offered for sale by public auction or sealed bids to a person licensed as a dealer.	12/07/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100455D 12/07/11  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 01/25/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 01/26/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N) 01/27/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (16-Y 5-N) 01/30/12  House: Read first time 01/31/12  House: Read second time and engrossed 02/01/12  House: Read third time and passed House (77-Y 22-N) 02/01/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 22-N) 02/02/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/02/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/15/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N 1-A) 02/17/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 02/20/12  Senate: Read third time 02/20/12  Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) 02/22/12  House: Enrolled 02/22/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB22ER) E-Mail This Committee
HB26       Patron: Mark L. Cole  -  all patrons                                           Failure to carry concealed handgun permit; penalty.  Provides that failure to produce, upon demand of a law-enforcement officer, a concealed handgun permit and a government-issued photo identification while carrying a concealed handgun is punishable by a $25 civil penalty. A court may waive this penalty if the person presents a valid concealed handgun permit and government-issued photo identification to the court. The bill also introduces an affirmative defense of having a valid concealed handgun permit to a charge of violating the concealed weapons statute with a handgun.	12/07/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100454D 12/07/11  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 01/25/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 01/26/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N) 01/27/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (17-Y 4-N) 01/30/12  House: Read first time 01/31/12  House: Read second time 01/31/12  House: Committee amendment agreed to 01/31/12  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB26E 01/31/12  House: Printed as engrossed 12100454D-E 02/01/12  House: Read third time and passed House (82-Y 17-N) 02/01/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 17-N) 02/02/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/02/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/15/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) 02/17/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 02/20/12  Senate: Read third time 02/20/12  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 02/22/12  House: Enrolled 02/22/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB26ER) E-Mail This Committee
HB375       Patron: Brenda L. Pogge  -  all patrons                                           Control of firearms by localities; workplace rules.  Prohibits localities from adopting a workplace rule that prevents an employee from storing a lawfully possessed firearm and ammunition in his locked motor vehicle. The firearm must be in a secured container or compartment in the vehicle.	01/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100430D 01/10/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 01/25/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 01/26/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N) 01/27/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (16-Y 5-N) 01/30/12  House: Read first time 01/31/12  House: Read second time 01/31/12  House: Passed by for the day 02/01/12  House: Read second time 02/01/12  House: Amendments by Delegate Pogge agreed to 02/01/12  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB375E 02/01/12  House: Printed as engrossed 12100430D-E 02/02/12  House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 25-N) 02/02/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 25-N) 02/03/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/03/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/20/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) 02/20/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105517D-S1 02/21/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 02/22/12  Senate: Passed by for the day E-Mail This Committee
HB754       Patron: Benjamin L. Cline  -  all patrons                                           Concealed handgun permit applications; fingerprints.  Removes the option for a locality to require that an applicant for a concealed handgun permit submit fingerprints as part of the application.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102570D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/02/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N) 02/03/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (16-Y 6-N) 02/06/12  House: Read first time 02/07/12  House: Read second time 02/07/12  House: Amendment #1 by Delegate Morrissey rejected 02/07/12  House: Speaker ruled Amendment #2 by Delegate Morrissey not germane 02/07/12  House: Speaker ruled Amendment #3 by Delegate Morrissey not germane 02/07/12  House: Engrossed by House 02/08/12  House: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 22-N) 02/08/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (74-Y 22-N) 02/09/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/09/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/15/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) 02/17/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 02/20/12  Senate: Read third time 02/20/12  Senate: Passed by temporarily 02/20/12  Senate: Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N) E-Mail This Committee
HB940       Patron: L. Scott Lingamfelter  -  all patrons                                           Purchase of handguns; eliminate limitation on handgun purchases.  Eliminates the prohibition on purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101764D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 01/25/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 01/26/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 0-N) 01/27/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (16-Y 5-N) 01/30/12  House: Read first time 01/31/12  House: Read second time 01/31/12  House: Pending question ordered 01/31/12  House: Engrossed by House 02/01/12  House: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N) 02/01/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 32-N) 02/02/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/02/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/08/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) 02/10/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) 02/13/12  Senate: Read third time 02/13/12  Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) 02/15/12  House: Enrolled 02/15/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB940ER) 02/15/12  House: Signed by Speaker 02/16/12  Senate: Signed by President E-Mail This Committee
SB245       Patron: Mark D. Obenshain  -  all patrons                                           Emergency services and disasters; constitutional rights.  Provides that nothing in the Emergency Services and Disaster Law shall be interpreted to limit or prohibit the possession, carrying, transportation, sale, or transfer of firearms.	01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103459D 01/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology 01/23/12  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) 01/25/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 01/26/12  Senate: Read second time and engrossed 01/27/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/13/12  House: Read first time 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/15/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/16/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) 02/17/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) 02/20/12  House: Read second time 02/21/12  House: Read third time 02/21/12  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-0Y 0-N) 02/21/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) E-Mail This Committee
SB323       Patron: Charles W. Carrico, Sr.  -  all patrons                                           Purchase of handguns; eliminate limitation on handgun purchases.  Eliminates the prohibition on purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period.	01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100650D 01/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/30/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) 01/31/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N) 02/01/12  Senate: Read second time and engrossed 02/01/12  Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) 02/01/12  Senate: Passed by for the day 02/02/12  Senate: Read second time and engrossed 02/03/12  Senate: Passed by for the day 02/06/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/13/12  House: Read first time 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/17/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (15-Y 6-N) 02/20/12  House: Read second time 02/21/12  House: Passed by for the day 02/22/12  House: Read third time 02/22/12  House: Passed House (64-Y 32-N) 02/22/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 32-N) E-Mail This Committee
SB563       Patron: Frank M. Ruff, Jr.  -  all patrons                                           Concealed handgun permits; application procedures. Restricts the clerk and the circuit court from requesting or requiring any information from an applicant other than that which is allowed on the concealed handgun permit application and provides that if the permit is denied the court must state in the order the reason for denial when based on one of the conviction, protective order, addiction, or mental health barriers listed in the Code.	01/17/12  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103615D 01/17/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/30/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (11-Y 4-N) 01/31/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N) 02/01/12  Senate: Read second time 02/01/12  Senate: Reading of amendments waived 02/01/12  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to 02/01/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB563E 02/01/12  Senate: Printed as engrossed 12103615D-E 02/02/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/13/12  House: Read first time 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/15/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/16/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) 02/17/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (15-Y 6-N) 02/20/12  House: Read second time 02/21/12  House: Passed by for the day 02/22/12  House: Read third time 02/22/12  House: Passed House (79-Y 20-N) 02/22/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 20-N) E-Mail This Committee
SB67       Patron: William M. Stanley, Jr.  -  all patrons                                           Concealed handgun permit applications; fingerprints.  Removes the option for a locality to require that an applicant for a concealed handgun permit submit fingerprints as part of the application. SB 670 was incorporated into this bill.	01/05/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101755D 01/05/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/30/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104739D-S1 01/30/12  Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104739D-S1 01/30/12  Senate: Incorporates SB670 01/30/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) 01/31/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N) 02/01/12  Senate: Read second time 02/01/12  Senate: Reading of substitute waived 02/01/12  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104739D-S1 02/01/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB67S1 02/02/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/13/12  House: Read first time 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/17/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (15-Y 6-N) 02/20/12  House: Read second time 02/21/12  House: Passed by for the day 02/22/12  House: Read third time 02/22/12  House: Passed House (72-Y 24-N) 02/22/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 24-N) E-Mail This Committee
Bills We Support
Bill Summary	Bill Status
SB663       Patron: Ralph K. Smith  -  all patrons                                           Elections; persons permitted to vote; identification requirements.  Adds concealed handgun permits to the list of acceptable forms of identification to vote.	01/20/12  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12102154D 01/20/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 01/31/12  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N) 02/02/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 02/03/12  Senate: Read second time and engrossed 02/06/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/13/12  House: Read first time 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 02/13/12  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee 02/21/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) E-Mail This Committee
Bills We Strongly Oppose
Bill Summary	Bill Status
HB48       Patron: Richard P. Bell  -  all patrons                                           Castle doctrine.  Encodes a version of the "castle doctrine," allowing the use of physical force, including deadly force, by a person in his dwelling against an intruder in the dwelling who has committed an overt act against him or another person who is lawfully in the dwelling.	12/16/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100520D 12/16/11  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/13/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal 01/30/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N) 02/03/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 6-N) 02/07/12  House: Read first time 02/08/12  House: Read second time 02/08/12  House: Committee amendments agreed to 02/08/12  House: Pending question ordered 02/08/12  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB48E 02/08/12  House: Printed as engrossed 12100520D-E 02/09/12  House: Pending question ordered 02/09/12  House: Read third time and passed House (70-Y 28-N) 02/09/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 28-N) 02/10/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/15/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 7-N) 02/15/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105463D-S1 02/17/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 02/20/12  Senate: Read third time 02/20/12  Senate: Reading of substitute waived 02/20/12  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105463D-S1 02/20/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB48S1 02/20/12  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N) 02/21/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/22/12  House: Passed by for the day E-Mail This Committee
SB224       Patron: Mark R. Herring  -  all patrons                                           Assault and battery of a family or household member; penalties. Provides for a Class 1 misdemeanor for a battery through the application of physical force against a member of a family or household member. This provision addresses the decision in U.S. v. White from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2010. The proposal also expands the list of offenses that may be counted as prior convictions for the purposes of enhancing the penalty for assault and battery of a family or household member to include unlawful wounding under § 18.2-51 and non-malicious injury by a caustic substance or fire, in violation of § 18.2-52.	01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101850D 01/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/25/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 0-N) 01/25/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104661D-S1 01/25/12  Senate: Rereferred to Finance 02/07/12  Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N) 02/07/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105145D-S2 02/08/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) 02/09/12  Senate: Read second time 02/09/12  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 12104661D-S1 02/09/12  Senate: Reading of substitute waived 02/09/12  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105145D-S2 02/09/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB224S2 02/10/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 02/15/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/15/12  House: Read first time 02/15/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/16/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal 02/20/12  House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote 02/20/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/22/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 E-Mail This Committee
SB389       Patron: David W. Marsden  -  all patrons                                           Pneumatic gun ordinances. Allows localities to enact an ordinance to prohibit the possession of pneumatic guns on school property, at a school function held on property open to the public, and on school buses. The bill further provides that an ordinance may not prohibit possession of a pneumatic gun by a law-enforcement officer, as part of the school's curriculum or activities, or in a closed container in a motor vehicle on school property or at a school function.	01/11/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101272D 01/11/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government 02/07/12  Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendment (13-Y 2-N) 02/09/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) 02/10/12  Senate: Read second time 02/10/12  Senate: Reading of amendment waived 02/10/12  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to 02/10/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB389E 02/10/12  Senate: Printed as engrossed 12101272D-E 02/13/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N) 02/13/12  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) 02/13/12  Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) 02/15/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/15/12  House: Read first time 02/15/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/22/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 E-Mail This Committee
SB4       Patron: Richard H. Stuart  -  all patrons                                           Castle doctrine; self-defense and defense of others.  Codifies a version of the "castle doctrine," allowing the use of physical force, including deadly force, by a person in his dwelling against an intruder in the dwelling who has committed an overt act against him or another person in the dwelling, without civil liability. SB 64 was incorporated into this bill.	12/02/11  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100467D 12/02/11  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/30/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104738D-S1 01/30/12  Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104738D-S1 01/30/12  Senate: Incorporates SB64 01/30/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 7-N) 01/31/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N) 02/01/12  Senate: Read second time 02/01/12  Senate: Reading of substitute waived 02/01/12  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104738D-S1 02/01/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB4S1 02/02/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/13/12  House: Read first time 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/15/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 4-N) 02/15/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12105456D-H1 02/17/12  House: Read second time 02/20/12  House: Passed by for the day 02/21/12  House: Passed by for the day 02/22/12  House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to 02/22/12  House: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
Bills We Oppose
Bill Summary	Bill Status
Bills We Are Currently Neutral On
Bill Summary	Bill Status
HB288       Patron: Beverly J. Sherwood  -  all patrons                                           Carrying weapons into courthouses; exception.  Provides an exception from the prohibition against carrying a weapon into courthouses in the Commonwealth for city and county treasurers.	01/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103090D 01/10/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/03/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #3 02/06/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N) 02/10/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) 02/12/12  House: Read first time 02/13/12  House: Read second time and engrossed 02/14/12  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) 02/14/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) 02/15/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB573       Patron: Charles W. Carrico, Sr.  -  all patrons                                           Disposal of unclaimed firearms; Capitol Police.  Provides that the Division of Capitol Police may destroy unclaimed firearms or other weapons after the items have been in their possession for 60 days.	01/18/12  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12104083D 01/18/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules 02/03/12  Senate: Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N) 02/06/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 02/07/12  Senate: Read second time and engrossed 02/08/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/13/12  House: Read first time 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/15/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/16/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) 02/17/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) 02/20/12  House: Read second time 02/21/12  House: Read third time 02/21/12  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-0Y 0-N) 02/21/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
Bills That Have Been Rolled Into Other Bills, Continued to Next Year, Withdrawn or Killed
Bill Summary	Bill Status
HB1012       Patron: David I. Ramadan  -  all patrons Criminal history record information checks; elimination of fees.  Eliminates the fees to be collected by licensed dealers for every firearms transaction that requires a criminal history record information check.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103586D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/07/12  House: Referred from Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote 02/07/12  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations 02/08/12  House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety 02/09/12  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote 02/10/12  House: Continued to 2013 in Appropriations by voice vote
HB1052       Patron: Richard L. Anderson  -  all patrons Carrying weapons in air carrier airport terminals; removing prohibition against carrying firearms.  Removes the prohibition against carrying certain firearms and other weapons in air carrier airport terminals. The bill retains the prohibition against carrying explosives in such areas.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102679D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/03/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #3 02/06/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N) 02/10/12  House: Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
HB1114       Patron: Rick L. Morris  -  all patrons Sport shooting range.  Provides that no local ordinance shall subject a sport shooting range to any regulation or land use requirement more stringent than those in effect at the time the sport shooting range was approved.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12104040D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns 01/20/12  House: Assigned CC & T sub: #2 02/09/12  House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (11-Y 0-N) 02/14/12  House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
HB1135       Patron: R. Lee Ware, Jr.  -  all patrons Out-of-state concealed handgun permits; photo identification.  Removes certain requirements for an out-of-state concealed handgun permit to be recognized and accepted in Virginia. Requires an out-of-state permittee to carry and present a valid government-issued photo identification in order for his valid out-of-state concealed weapon permit to be recognized and accepted in Virginia.	01/12/12  House: Presented and ordered printed 12103369D 01/12/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/08/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/09/12  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote 02/10/12  House: Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
HB859       Patron: C. Todd Gilbert  -  all patrons Criminal history record information check for transfer of certain firearms; exemption for concealed handgun permittees.  Provides an exemption from the required criminal history record information check upon firearms transfers in the Commonwealth for persons holding a valid Virginia-issued concealed handgun permit.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103900D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/08/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/09/12  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote 02/10/12  House: Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
HB25       Patron: Mark L. Cole  -  all patrons Concealed handgun permits; confidentiality of permittee information.  Prohibits the clerk of the court from disclosing information contained on a concealed handgun permit application or on an order issuing a concealed handgun permit.	12/07/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100486D 12/07/11  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/23/12  House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote 01/23/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/02/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N) 02/03/12  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (16-Y 6-N) 02/06/12  House: Read first time 02/07/12  House: Read second time and engrossed 02/08/12  House: Read third time and passed House (81-Y 17-N) 02/08/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 17-N) 02/09/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/09/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/15/12  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
HB237       Patron: John A. Cosgrove  -  all patrons Criminal history record information checks upon handgun purchases; protective order registry; dissemination of information.  Provides that certain criminal history record information and protective order registry information shall be made available to the Attorney General of the United States for the purposes of a National Instant Criminal Background check to determine a personÆs eligibility to possess or purchase a firearm under state or federal law. The bill also limits the requirement for a Virginia-specific criminal history record information check to the purchase of handguns only. Under current law, the Virginia-specific criminal history record information check applies to all purchases of any firearm in the Commonwealth.	01/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103492D 01/10/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/23/12  House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote 01/23/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/01/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #2 02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) 02/03/12  House: Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
HB139       Patron: Mark L. Cole  -  all patrons Carrying concealed handguns; penalties.  Provides that any person who may lawfully possess a firearm in Virginia may carry it hidden from common observation. The bill retains the procedures to obtain a permit that authorizes a person to carry a concealed handgun for those who wish to carry a concealed handgun in other states with reciprocal agreements with the Commonwealth. The bill creates Class 1 misdemeanors for carrying concealed handguns during the commission of certain drug-related crimes and makes carrying a concealed handgun during the commission of certain felonies a separate felony. This bill contains technical amendments.	01/04/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100644D 01/04/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/14/12  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
HB91       Patron: Robert G. Marshall  -  all patrons Possession of concealed handguns; faculty members at public institutions of higher education.  Allows full-time faculty members of public institutions of higher education who possess a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun on campus.	12/27/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100594D 12/27/11  House: Referred to Committee on Education 01/13/12  House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts 01/17/12  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 01/18/12  House: Referred from Education by voice vote 01/18/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/03/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #3 02/06/12  House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote 02/14/12  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
SB612       Patron: Richard H. Black  -  all patrons Transfer of rifles and shotguns.	01/19/12  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12104442D 01/19/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/30/12  Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
SB324       Patron: Charles W. Carrico, Sr.  -  all patrons Limitation on administrative actions relating to Firearms Act.  Establishes legislative preemption of any administrative action taken by an administrative body that has the direct or indirect effect of governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, storage, or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, unless the administrative body has express statutory authority. Under the bill, any administrative action taken prior to July 1, 2012, having a direct or indirect effect of governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, other than those expressly authorized by statute, is invalid. The bill also requires administrative bodies to take appropriate action to bring any contrary administrative action into compliance.	01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103208D 01/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/30/12  Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
HB1226       Patron: Luke E. Torian  -  all patrons Regulating firearms by educational institution.  Provides that the board of visitors or other governing body of an educational institution has the power to establish rules and regulations for the possession or transportation of firearms or ammunition on property owned or operated by the institution. Another Legislative Victory For Virginia Gun Owners!	01/19/12  House: Presented and ordered printed 12104147D 01/19/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/08/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/09/12  House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote 02/10/12  House: Stricken from docket by Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
HB364       Patron: Jennifer L. McClellan  -  all patrons Transfer of firearms; criminal records check; penalties.  Adds a definition of "firearms show vendor" and requires that a criminal history record information check be performed on the prospective transferee before the vendor may transfer firearms at a gun show. Under current law, only licensed dealers must obtain such a check. The bill also requires that the promoter of a gun show provide vendors with access to licensed dealers who will conduct the criminal history record information check. Another Legislative Victory For Virginia Gun Owners!	01/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100568D 01/10/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 01/25/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/14/12  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
HB458       Patron: Mamye E. BaCote  -  all patrons Control of firearms; libraries owned by localities.  Provides that a locality may adopt an ordinance that prohibits firearms, ammunition, or components, or a combination thereof, in libraries owned or operated by the locality. Another Legislative Victory For Virginia Gun Owners!	01/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102329D 01/10/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 01/25/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/14/12  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
HB1197       Patron: Jennifer L. McClellan  -  all patrons Lost or stolen firearms; failure to report; penalties.  Creates a Class 3 misdemeanor for the offense of failing to report to law enforcement that a firearm a person owns or lawfully possesses has been lost or stolen. Subsequent violations of the law would be a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for the knowingly false reporting of a lost or stolen firearm. Another Legislative Victory For Virginia Gun Owners!	01/19/12  House: Presented and ordered printed 12103852D 01/19/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/08/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/09/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote 02/14/12  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
HB797       Patron: Joseph D. Morrissey  -  all patrons Carrying a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; penalty.  Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person carrying a handgun in a public place while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and prohibits a person from obtaining a concealed handgun permit for five years following such a conviction. The prohibition applies regardless of whether the person is carrying the handgun openly or concealed. Current law makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to carry a concealed handgun in a public place while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, but does not speak to openly carrying a handgun while under the influence. Another Legislative Victory For Virginia Gun Owners!	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100017D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/08/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/14/12  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
SB379       Patron: A. Donald McEachin  -  all patrons Firearms transfers; penalties.  Creates a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person who is not a licensed dealer to sell, rent, trade, or transfer a firearm to any other person who is not a licensed dealer. The bill also creates a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person who is not a licensed dealer to buy, rent, trade, or transfer a firearm from any other person who is not a licensed dealer. Another Legislative Victory For Virginia Gun Owners!	01/11/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101468D 01/11/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/01/12  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
SB648       Patron: A. Donald McEachin  -  all patrons Firearms; alcohol; penalties.  Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person who is under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs to carry a loaded firearm on or about his person in a public place and that a person found guilty is ineligible to apply for a concealed handgun permit for a period of five years. The bill also creates a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person who carries a loaded firearm on or about his person onto the premises of any restaurant or club licensed to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and consume an alcoholic beverage while on the premises. The bill contains technical amendments. Another Legislative Victory For Virginia Gun Owners!	01/20/12  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103909D 01/20/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/01/12  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)
SB554       Patron: Barbara A. Favola  -  all patrons Possession or transportation of firearms; certain emergency protective orders; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for the physical possession of a firearm while in the residence of the alleged victim or the transport of a firearm by a person subject to an emergency protective order issued as a result of an assault and battery against a family or household member. Another Legislative Victory For Virginia Gun Owners!	01/16/12  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103177D 01/16/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/30/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N) 01/31/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N) 02/01/12  Senate: Read second time 02/01/12  Senate: Reading of amendments waived 02/01/12  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to 02/01/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB554E 02/01/12  Senate: Printed as engrossed 12103177D-E 02/02/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N) 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar 02/13/12  House: Read first time 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/15/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/16/12  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote 02/17/12  House: Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
HB923       Patron: L. Scott Lingamfelter  -  all patrons Reorganizing and recodifying the law related to carrying concealed weapons and concealed handgun permits.  Reorganizes the existing º 18.2-308 into a new Article 6.1 in Chapter 7 of Title 18.2. The new article creates separate, discrete sections to address the general criminal prohibition against carrying concealed weapons the requirements for applying for a concealed handgun permit the process the circuit court follows in reviewing, issuing, and denying permits the appeals process procedures for nonresidents to obtain permits the renewal process disqualifications and other procedural issues currently addressed in º 18.2-308. The bill also contains numerous technical amendments. This bill does not make any substantive changes to existing law.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100018D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/19/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal 02/01/12  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote 02/10/12  House: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
HB1223       Patron: Patrick A. Hope  -  all patrons Possession of weapons in legislative buildings. Except those lawfully possessing a handgun, no person shall possess a weapon in legislative buildings and all persons, except General Assembly members, staff or any law enforcement officer.	01/19/12  House: Presented and ordered printed 12104459D 01/19/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/08/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/09/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote 02/14/12  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
HB592       Patron: Donald W. Merricks  -  all patrons Criminal history record information check for transfer of certain firearms; exemption for concealed handgun permittees.  Provides an exemption from Virginia-specific criminal history record information checks upon the purchase of firearms from licensed dealers when the purchaser is a Virginia resident holding a valid Virginia-issued concealed handgun permit.	01/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102936D 01/10/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/02/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote 02/03/12  House: Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
HB992       Patron: G. Manoli Loupassi  -  all patrons Assault and battery of a family or household member; penalties. Provides for a Class 1 misdemeanor for the assault followed by a battery through the application of physical force against a member of a family or household member. The bill addresses the decision in U.S. v. White from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2010.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101851D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 01/27/12  House: Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
HB47       Patron: Richard P. Bell  -  all patrons Immunity for persons acting in defense of persons.  Provides civil immunity for an occupant of a dwelling who injures or kills another while engaged in the defense of his dwelling when (i) the other person has unlawfully entered the dwelling and committed an overt act toward the occupant or another person in the dwelling and (ii) the occupant reasonably believes that he or another person in the dwelling is in imminent danger of bodily injury.	12/16/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100533D 12/16/11  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/13/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal 01/25/12  House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote 01/30/12  House: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote
HB952       Patron: Robert B. Bell  -  all patrons Carrying concealed weapons; correctional officers.  Allows a Department of Corrections correctional officer to carry a concealed handgun without a concealed handgun permit.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102273D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/02/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends no action by voice vote 02/14/12  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
HB929       Patron: L. Scott Lingamfelter  -  all patrons Carrying concealed weapons by former attorneys for the Commonwealth.  Provides an exemption for former attorneys for the Commonwealth and former assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth from the requirement to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100248D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/02/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1 02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N) 02/10/12  House: Passed by indefinitely in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
HB925       Patron: L. Scott Lingamfelter  -  all patrons Castle doctrine; self-defense and defense of others.  Codifies a version of the "castle doctrine," allowing the use of physical force, including deadly force, by a person in his dwelling against an intruder in the dwelling who has committed an overt act against him or another person in the dwelling, without civil liability.	01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100106D 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/16/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal 01/25/12  House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote 01/30/12  House: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB64       Patron: William M. Stanley, Jr.  -  all patrons Castle doctrine. Encodes a version of the "castle doctrine," allowing the use of physical force, including deadly force, by a person in his dwelling against an intruder in the dwelling who has committed an overt act against him or another person who is lawfully in the dwelling, without civil liability. This bill was incorporated into SB 4.	01/05/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100719D 01/05/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/30/12  Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB4-Stuart) (15-Y 0-N)
HB14       Patron: Gregory D. Habeeb  -  all patrons Immunity for persons acting in defense of property.  Provides civil immunity for an occupant of a dwelling who uses any degree of physical force while engaged in the defense of his dwelling when (i) the other person has unlawfully entered the dwelling and committed an overt act toward the occupant or another person in the dwelling and (ii) the occupant reasonably believes that he or another person in the dwelling is in imminent danger of bodily injury.	12/02/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100492D 12/02/11  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/13/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal 01/30/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N) 02/03/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 4-N) 02/07/12  House: Read first time 02/08/12  House: Read second time 02/08/12  House: Committee amendments agreed to 02/08/12  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB14E 02/08/12  House: Printed as engrossed 12100492D-E 02/09/12  House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 22-N) 02/09/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 22-N) 02/10/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/15/12  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N)