HB 797 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Concealed handguns; demonstrated competence for a permit, firearms instructors and safety programs.

Summary
Demonstrated competence for a concealed handgunpermit; firearms instructors and safety programs. Requires thatany course, class, or training to demonstrate competence with a handgunas required to obtain a concealed handgun permit must include a livefire shooting exercise conducted on a range, including the expenditureof a minimum of 10 rounds of ammunition, and provides that no course,class, or training that does not include such live fire shootingexercise meets the requirements to obtain a concealed handgun permit.The bill removes references to the National Rifle Association (theNRA) and the United States Concealed Carry Association from the Codethat allow the organizations to certify ranges and instructors andfor courses offered by them to serve as proof of demonstrated competencein firearms safety and training for the purpose of obtaining a concealedhandgun permit or receiving training as a minor in the use of pneumaticguns. The bill also repeals authority for special license platesin support of the NRA.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Vetoed Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2024

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 29, 2024
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
17
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB797ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (50-Y 49-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 19-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB797E
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Hope agreed to
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
VA
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