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Bill

Firearm; carrying within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, state-owned bldgs.

Carrying a firearm within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, etc.; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to carry any firearm within (i) the Capitol of Virginia; (ii) Capitol Square and the surrounding area, as described in the bill; (iii) any building, parking lot, or parking structure owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof; (iv) any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth where employees of the Commonwealth perform their official duties; or (v) any building where the General Assembly meets or conducts its business. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement officers, court officers, authorized security personnel, and active military personnel while in the conduct of such person's official duties; any retired law-enforcement officer who is visiting a gun range owned or leased by the Commonwealth; and any state employee of a state or juvenile correctional facility who is authorized to carry a firearm while in the conduct of such employee's official duties. The bill provides that an individual who lawfully possesses a firearm may keep such firearm in his locked vehicle in a parking lot or parking structure described in clause (iii) so long as the firearm is (a) secured, (b) not visible, and (c) in a container or compartment inside of the vehicle. The bill requires that notice of the provisions prohibiting the carrying of such firearms be posted at each of the public entrances to Capitol Square and such buildings, parking lots, and parking structures. The bill also provides that any firearm carried in violation of these provisions is subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeiture to the Commonwealth.

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2021

HB 2295

Virginia HB 2295 (2021)

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enacted

Mark H. Levine

2021-01-17

2021-04-07

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ocd-bill/1fcfc90b-d094-44cf-8c1f-fe752baba27e

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2295

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2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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Virginia HB 2295 (2021) — Firearm; carrying within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, state-owned bldgs.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

CHAP0548 (committee substitute) — source
Conference substitute printed 21200676D-H4 (committee substitute) — source
Governor's substitute printed 21200900D-H5 (committee substitute) — source
HB2295ER (committee substitute) — source
HB2295ER2 (committee substitute) — source
HB2295S2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N 1-A) — 21–17 (pass) · upper
Rereferred from Rules (12-Y 0-N) — 12–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Agree To (51-Y 45-N) — 50–45 (pass) · lower
VOTE: DEFEATED (48-Y 52-N) — 47–52 (fail) · lower
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) — 9–5 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Agreed To (51-Y 46-N) — 50–46 (pass) · lower
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) — 5–3 (pass) · lower
VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) — 0–96 (fail) · lower
Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N) — 22–17 (pass) · upper
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N) — 21–18 (pass) · upper
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Reconsider (54-Y 46-N) — 53–46 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 45-N) — 50–45 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) — 32–0 (pass) · upper
Senate insisted on substitute (31-Y 8-N) — 31–8 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) — 51–46 (pass) · lower

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2021-01-17 Presented and ordered printed 21103093D introduction
2021-01-17 Referred to Committee on Public Safety referral-committee
2021-01-18 Assigned PS sub: Firearms referral-committee
2021-01-19 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2295)
2021-01-19 Impact statement from DPB (HB2295)
2021-01-19 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2021-01-22 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
2021-01-22 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
2021-01-22 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2021-01-22 Committee substitute printed 21103561D-H1 substitution
2021-01-25 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2295H1)
2021-01-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB2295H1)
2021-01-25 Read first time reading-1
2021-01-26 Floor substitute printed 21103671D-H2 (Levine)
2021-01-26 Read second time reading-2
2021-01-26 Committee substitute rejected 21103561D-H1
2021-01-26 Substitute by Delegate Levine agreed to 21103671D-H2
2021-01-26 Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB2295H2 (51-Y 45-N)
2021-01-26 VOTE: Agree To (51-Y 45-N)
2021-01-27 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2295H2)
2021-01-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB2295H2)
2021-01-27 Passed by for the day
2021-01-28 Read third time and defeated by House (48-Y 52-N) failure
2021-01-28 VOTE: DEFEATED (48-Y 52-N)
2021-01-28 Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House (54-Y 46-N)
2021-01-28 VOTE: Reconsider (54-Y 46-N)
2021-01-28 Passed by for the day
2021-01-28 Passed by motion reconsidered
2021-01-28 Engrossment reconsidered by House
2021-01-28 Substitute by Delegate Levine reconsidered 21103671D-H2
2021-01-28 Passed by for the day
2021-01-29 Floor substitute printed 21104055D-H3 (Levine)
2021-01-29 Read second time reading-2
2021-01-29 Passed by temporarily
2021-01-29 Substitute by Delegate Levine withdrawn 21103671D-H2
2021-01-29 Substitute by Delegate Levine agreed to 21104055D-H3
2021-01-29 Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB2295H3
2021-02-01 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2295H3)
2021-02-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB2295H3)
2021-02-01 Passed by temporarily
2021-02-01 Read third time and passed House (51-Y 45-N) passage, reading-3
2021-02-01 VOTE: Passage (51-Y 45-N)
2021-02-02 Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-02 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-12 Rereferred from Rules (12-Y 0-N)
2021-02-12 Rereferred to Judiciary referral-committee
2021-02-17 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) committee-passage
2021-02-17 Committee substitute printed 21200409D-S1 substitution
2021-02-18 Impact statement from DPB (HB2295S1)
2021-02-18 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2295S1)
2021-02-19 Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2021-02-22 Floor substitute printed 21200547D-S2 (McPike)
2021-02-22 Read third time reading-3
2021-02-22 Passed by temporarily
2021-02-22 Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-22 Committee substitute rejected 21200409D-S1
2021-02-22 Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-22 Substitute by Senator McPike agreed to 21200547D-S2
2021-02-22 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB2295S2
2021-02-22 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N 1-A) passage
2021-02-22 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2295S2)
2021-02-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB2295S2)
2021-02-23 Placed on Calendar
2021-02-23 Senate substitute rejected by House 21200547D-S2 (0-Y 97-N)
2021-02-23 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
2021-02-24 Senate insisted on substitute (31-Y 8-N)
2021-02-24 Senate requested conference committee
2021-02-25 House acceded to request
2021-02-25 Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-25 Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-27 Amended by conference committee
2021-02-27 Conference substitute printed 21200676D-H4
2021-02-27 Pending question ordered
2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N)
2021-02-27 VOTE: Agreed To (51-Y 46-N)
2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N)
2021-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB2295H4)
2021-03-01 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2295H4)
2021-03-09 Enrolled
2021-03-09 Signed by President
2021-03-11 Impact statement from DPB (HB2295ER)
2021-03-11 Signed by Speaker
2021-03-15 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-15 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-31 Governor's recommendation received by House
2021-03-31 Governor's substitute printed 21200900D-H5
2021-04-02 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2295H5)
2021-04-07 Placed on Calendar
2021-04-07 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 46-N)
2021-04-07 VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N)
2021-04-07 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N)
2021-04-07 Governor's recommendation adopted
2021-04-07 Reenrolled
2021-04-07 Reenrolled bill text (HB2295ER2)
2021-04-07 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2021-04-07 Signed by President as reenrolled
2021-04-07 Enacted, Chapter 548 (effective 7/1/21) became-law

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1fcfc90b-d094-44cf-8c1f-fe752baba27e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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