HB1977
Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Phil Hernandez (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty.
Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and intentionally possess in the building of any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services in the Commonwealth, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care, a (i) firearm, (ii) knife with a blade ... (More) over three and one-half inches, or (iii) other dangerous weapon, including explosives and stun weapons. The bill also provides that notice of such prohibitions shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance of any hospital and no person shall be convicted of the offense if such notice is not posted, unless such person had actual notice of the prohibitions. The bill provides that any such firearm, knife, explosive, or weapon shall be subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeited to the Commonwealth and specifies exceptions to the prohibition. This bill is identical to SB 1110. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104317D
- 01/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1977)
- 01/16/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/17/2025 - House: Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)
- 01/17/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106604D-H1
- 01/31/2025 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1977)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1977)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1977ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1977)
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
