SB57
Concealed handgun; carrying onto the premises of any restaurant, penalty.
Summary
As Introduced. Carrying a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant; penalty.
Makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person, except for active and qualified retired law-enforcement officers, to carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or club for which a license to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has been granted by the Virginia Alcoholic ... (More) Beverage Control Authority. Under current law, a concealed handgun permit holder may carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or club that sells alcoholic beverages, but he is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if he consumes an alcoholic beverage while on the premises. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/26/2023 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103837D
- 12/26/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/2024 - Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
- 01/15/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB57)
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/14/2024 - House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
- 02/22/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
- 03/04/2024 - House: Left in Public Safety
