Authorizing certain investigators and first responders to carry firearms
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Last action Feb 14, 2019
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2019
How they voted
70–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 77
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic28
78% Yea
R
Republican49
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 137)
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do pass, but first to Judiciary
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
To House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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