Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1182
Legislation Overview
Title: Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive material, etc.
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. 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. The bill allows such policy to include security measures that are designed to reasonably prevent the unauthorized access of buildings that are open to the public. 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: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Last Action Date: February 20, 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: Creigh Deeds (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 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 18, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1182) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1182ER) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Passed House (50-Y 46-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 7, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1182) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1182) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Floor substitute printed 25105997D-S3 (Deeds) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1182) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1182) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Courts of Justice Substitute rejected |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Senator Deeds, R. Creigh Substitute agreed to |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1182) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25105714D-S2 |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1182) |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25105224D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1182) |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1182) |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102110D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 27, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 24, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 21, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 8, 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 (9-Y 6-N) | 01/17/2025 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) | 01/22/2025 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 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 (21-Y 18-N) | 01/28/2025 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 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 (50-Y 46-N) | 02/12/2025 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
