Elections administration; prohibits possession of firearm within 100 feet of certain locations.
Summary
Elections administration; certain activities or conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting in person; prohibited possession of firearm within 100 feet of certain locations. Clarifies that the provisions of law prohibiting certain activities or conduct in and around a polling place shall also apply to locations where absentee voting in person is available. The bill also prohibits any person, with certain exceptions, from (i) knowingly carrying any firearm and (ii) knowingly doing so within 100 feet of the entrance of a polling place, the building used by the local electoral board to meet to ascertain election results, the building used to conduct a recount of an election, and other additional locations used for voting-related and elections-related activities. Under current law, this prohibition applies within 40 feet of such entrances.
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
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
13
Committee
8
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 (HB939ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N)
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 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
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