Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB272
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm or explosive material; exemptions, carrying public institutions of higher education.
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. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or explosive material within any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or agency thereof or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties that currently applies to any property owned or operated by a public institution of higher education to instead apply to any individual within a building owned or operated by a public institution of higher education who possesses a weapon as part of such public institution of higher education's curriculum or activities or as part of any organization authorized by such public institution of higher education to conduct its programs or activities within such building, as such uses are approved through the law-enforcement or public safety unit of such institution.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Last Action Date: February 6, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Creigh Deeds (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB272) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 6:52 pm) |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2026 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100667D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 12, 2026 | 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 |
| Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) | 01/26/2026 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 02/4/2026 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) | 02/5/2026 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
