Virginia Senate Bill 515
Session 2024
Weapons; carrying into hospital that provides mental health services.
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 28, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
515
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
Weapons; possession or transportation; facilitythat provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to possessin or transport into any facility that provides mental health servicesor developmental services in the Commonwealth, including a hospitalor an emergency department or other facility rendering emergencymedical care, any (i) firearm or other weapon designed or intendedto propel a missile or projectile of any kind; (ii) knife, excepta pocket knife having a folding metal blade of less than three inches; or (iii) other dangerous weapon, including explosives and stun weapons.The bill provides that any such firearm, knife, explosive, or weaponis subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and specifiesexceptions to the prohibition.
Weapons; possession or transportation; hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly possess in or transport into 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, any (i) firearm or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile or projectile of any kind; (ii) knife, except a pocket knife having a folding metal blade of less than three 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 the 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 HB 861.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101827D
January 9, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24106820D-S1
January 31, 2024
SB515ER
February 26, 2024
Governor's substitute printed 24109218D-S2
March 27, 2024
Amendment: SB515AG
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB515FS1160.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB515FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB515FER122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB515FS2160.PDF
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04/17/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
04/17/2024
Senate
Communicated to Governor
04/17/2024
Senate
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
04/04/2024
Senate
Impact statement from VCSC (SB515S2)
03/27/2024
Senate
Governor's substitute printed 24109218D-S2
03/26/2024
Senate
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/11/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/11/2024
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
02/28/2024
Senate
Signed by President
02/27/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB515ER)
02/26/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
02/26/2024
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB515ER)
02/26/2024
Senate
Enrolled
02/21/2024
House
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
02/21/2024
House
Passed House (52-Y 48-N)
02/21/2024
House
Read third time
02/20/2024
House
Read second time
02/16/2024
House
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
02/15/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
02/15/2024
House
Read first time
02/15/2024
House
Placed on Calendar
02/12/2024
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
02/09/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB515S1
02/09/2024
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 24106820D-S1
02/09/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/09/2024
Senate
Read second time
02/08/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/07/2024
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
02/06/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB515S1)
02/02/2024
Senate
Impact statement from VCSC (SB515S1)
01/31/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
01/31/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24106820D-S1
01/31/2024
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
01/31/2024
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/24/2024
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/09/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/09/2024
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101827D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 12, 2024 12:08:51 AM
Record Updated
Apr 26, 2024 12:18:37 AM