SB 84 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Firearms; concealment while committing certain felonies, penalty.

Summary
Concealment of firearm in committing felony;penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of a separate felonyif he carries about his person any pistol, shotgun, rifle, or otherfirearm that is hidden from common observation while committing orattempting to commit certain other felonies. A first offense is punishableby a mandatory minimum term of confinement of three years and a secondor subsequent offense is punishable by a mandatory minimum term ofconfinement of five years.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 27, 2019 Last action Jan 22, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Nov 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Nov 27, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101247D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors