HB1876
Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive material, etc.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Katrina Callsen (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101459D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/14/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/17/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105250D-H1
- 01/31/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1876)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107053D-S1
- 02/11/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1876)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 15-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2025 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/20/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1876ER)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
- 03/05/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
