Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Va. Center for; created, etc.
Summary
Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention; creation. Creates the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention within the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill states that the Center will serve as the primary resource for research, best practices, and strategies for the implementation of firearm violence intervention, community-based intervention, and group violence intervention programs designed to reduce violence in communities. The bill also requires that the Center evaluate state and community based violence intervention programs and policies that receive funding through the Center, apply for and accept federal grants, and provide technical assistance. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 4, 2025
Vetoed Mar 24, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Jan 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 51 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Adele McClure
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Laufer
DDemocratic
Co
Atoosa Reaser
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Bonita Anthony
DDemocratic
Co
Briana Sewell
DDemocratic
Co
Candi King
DDemocratic
Co
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
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