HB861
Weapons; carrying into hospital that provides mental health services.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
Chief Patron:
Phil Hernandez (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Weapons; possession or transportation; hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty.
Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly possess in or transport into 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, any (i) firearm or other weapon designed ... (More) or intended to propel a missile or projectile of any kind; (ii) knife, except a pocket knife having a folding metal blade of less than three 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 the 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 SB 515. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101429D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/2024 - House: Referred from Courts of Justice
- 01/19/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/23/2024 - House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
- 02/01/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)
- 02/02/2024 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/02/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106763D-H1
- 02/02/2024 - House: Incorporates HB23 (Laufer)
- 02/02/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB861H1)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/07/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106763D-H1
- 02/07/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB861H1
- 02/08/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB861H1)
- 02/08/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)
- 02/08/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (7-Y 4-N)
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Defeated by Senate (19-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Chair votes No
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/08/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/08/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER)
- 03/08/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB861ER)
- 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/26/2024 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/27/2024 - House: Governor's substitute printed 24109201D-H2
- 04/04/2024 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB861H2)
- 04/17/2024 - House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 98-N)
- 04/17/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 04/17/2024 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
