SB 57 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Concealed handgun; carrying onto the premises of any restaurant, penalty.

Summary
Carrying a concealed handgun onto the premisesof any restaurant; penalty. Makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor forany person, except for active and qualified retired law-enforcementofficers, to carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurantor club for which a license to sell and serve alcoholic beveragesfor on-premises consumption has been granted by the Virginia AlcoholicBeverage Control Authority. Under current law, a concealed handgunpermit holder may carry a concealed handgun onto the premises ofany restaurant or club that sells alcoholic beverages, but he isguilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if he consumes an alcoholic beveragewhile on the premises.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 26, 2023 Last action Mar 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024

How they voted

20–18
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 6, 2024
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
18 Nay 1
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
upper
Dec 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Saddam Salim
DDemocratic
VA
37