Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1110
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.
Description: Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and intentionally possess in the building of any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services in the Commonwealth, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care, a (i) firearm, (ii) knife with a blade over three and one-half inches, or (iii) other dangerous weapon, including explosives and stun weapons. The bill also provides that notice of such prohibitions shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance of any hospital and no person shall be convicted of the offense if such notice is not posted, unless such person had actual notice of the prohibitions. The bill provides that any such firearm, knife, explosive, or weapon shall be subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeited to the Commonwealth and specifies exceptions to the prohibition. This bill is identical to HB 1977.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Last Action Date: February 20, 2025
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Angelia Williams Graves (D); Saddam Salim (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Signed by President |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 | |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1110) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1110ER) |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Passed House (51-Y 46-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 11, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 7, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Chair votes No |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Reconsideration of Passage agreed to (37-Y 1-N) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1110) |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1110) |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25105337D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1110) |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104369D |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 20, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) | 01/17/2025 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 01/22/2025 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) | 01/23/2025 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N) | 01/27/2025 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | No |
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| Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate | 01/27/2025 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) | 01/27/2025 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) | 02/7/2025 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Passed House (51-Y 46-N) | 02/12/2025 | 51 | 46 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
