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2018 SESSION

18100868D
HOUSE BILL NO. 928
Offered January 10, 2018
Prefiled January 9, 2018
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-283.2, relating to possession of firearms in legislative buildings.
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Patron-- Hope
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Referred to Committee on Rules
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-283.2 as follows:

§ 18.2-283.2. Possession of firearms in legislative buildings.

No person shall possess a firearm while in the Capitol of Virginia or in any other building owned by the Commonwealth and used predominantly for the conduct of the business of the General Assembly. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any officer, employee, or member of the General Assembly or any law-enforcement officer.