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HOUSE BILL NO. 1382 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 8, 2020 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-915.1:1, relating to control of firearms in local government buildings; waiver of sovereign immunity. ---------- Patron-- Campbell, J.L. ---------- Referred to Committee on Public Safety ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-915.1:1 as follows:

§ 15.2-915.1:1. Control of firearms in local government buildings; waiver of sovereign immunity.

Any locality that adopts an ordinance or policy that generally prohibits firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof in any building owned or used by such locality for governmental purposes shall waive its sovereign immunity protection with regard to any civil claim for damages brought by an individual who claims his injuries are the result, at least in part, of such ordinance or policy. In such instance, a locality will be subject to an ordinary negligence standard for its invitees.