SB880
Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Adam Ebbin (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty.
Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain ... (More) shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100408D
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/09/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB880)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105354D-S1
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB880)
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB880)
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB880)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/03/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/07/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Passed House (50-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB880ER)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB880)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
- 02/20/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's Veto Received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
