2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1220: Concealed weapons; exceptions, penalty.

Legislative Summary

Carrying concealed weapons; exceptions; penalty. Adds any pistol, revolver, or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile of any kind by action of compressed air to the list of concealed weapons the carrying of which is prohibited in public.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103416D
Senate
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
1/10/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (SB1220)
Senate
1/17/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Committee substitute printed 25104940D-S1
Senate
1/21/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (SB1220)
Senate
1/22/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/22/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105666D-S2
Senate
1/23/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/23/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/24/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/24/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (SB1220)
Senate
1/26/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1220)
Senate
1/27/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2025
Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
Senate
1/27/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/28/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/28/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/29/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/29/2025
Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
Senate
1/29/2025
Rereferred to Courts of Justice
Senate
2/5/2025
Left in Courts of Justice
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
1/17/2025
11
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Courts of Justice(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Bill DeSteph
Bill DeSteph
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/24/202511.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/20/202511.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/17/202511.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/20259.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/26/2025128.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/24/202541.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/21/202541.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/10/202539.1 KB