HB 1876

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 06, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 14, 2025
  • Governor

Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive material, etc.

Abstract

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. This bill is identical to SB 1182.

An Act to amend and reenact ยง 18.2-283.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty.

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Mar 05, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025

Feb 23, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 20, 2025

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1876ER)

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876)

Feb 18, 2025

House

Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)

Feb 14, 2025

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 15-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

Senate

Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to

Senate

Read third time

Feb 13, 2025

Senate

Rules suspended

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)

Feb 11, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876)

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB1876)

Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Committee substitute printed 25107053D-S1

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)

Feb 05, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Feb 04, 2025

House

Read third time and passed House (52-Y 46-N)

Feb 03, 2025

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute

House

Public Safety Substitute agreed to

House

Read second time

Feb 02, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 31, 2025

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB1876)

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876)

House

Committee substitute printed 25105250D-H1

House

Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)

Jan 17, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876)

Jan 06, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101459D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Enrolled HTML PDF
Courts of Justice Substitute HTML PDF
Public Safety Substitute HTML PDF HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

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Impact statement from VCSC (HB1876) PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1876) PDF PDF PDF PDF

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