Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1953
Legislation Overview
Title: Elections; prohibited area within 10 feet of the curbside voting area.
Description: Elections; general provisions; prohibited area; within 10 feet of the curbside voting area. Adds the 10 feet beyond any area designated for voting outside the polling place to the prohibited area where campaigning and certain other activities are unlawful during elections.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N)
Last Action Date: January 27, 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: Otto Wachsmann (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 27, 2025 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2025 | Assigned PE sub: Election Administration |
| House | Jan 16, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1953) |
| House | Jan 6, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102283D |
| House | Jan 6, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | 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 |
| Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N) | 01/27/2025 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
