SB 173 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Stun weapons; prohibits possession on school property, exemptions.

Summary
Prohibition on possession of stun weapon on school property; exemptions. Allows the holder of a valid concealed handgun permit to possess a stun weapon on school property while in a motor vehicle in a parking lot, traffic circle, or other means of vehicular ingress or egress to the school. The bill also allows a stun weapon to be stored in a closed container in a motor vehicle while such vehicle is on school property.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Dec 20, 2019 Signed Apr 6, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2020

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 28, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 693 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB173E
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Dec 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Dec 20, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101379D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
VA
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