Virginia State Police; Executive Protection Unit, possession of firearms.
Summary
Virginia State Police; Executive ProtectionUnit; possession of firearms. Provides that notwithstanding anyother provision of law, a state police officer serving on the ExecutiveProtection Unit may possess a firearm only to the extent permittedby law for a civilian.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Jan 31, 2020
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2020
How they voted
20–1
Passed
Total votes 21
Jan 31, 2020
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican8
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 31, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-1)
house of delegates
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103976D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matt Fariss
RRepublican
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