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2024 SESSION
SB 515 Weapons; carrying into hospital that provides mental health services.
Introduced by: Angelia Williams Graves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101827D pdf
- 01/31/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106820D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/26/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB515ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/24 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 24109218D-S2 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101827D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/31/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/31/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106820D-S1
- 01/31/24 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/07/24 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/08/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106820D-S1
- 02/09/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB515S1
- 02/12/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/15/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/24 House: Read first time
- 02/15/24 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/16/24 House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/20/24 House: Read second time
- 02/21/24 House: Read third time
- 02/21/24 House: Passed House (52-Y 48-N)
- 02/21/24 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
- 02/26/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB515ER)
- 02/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/26/24 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/27/24 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 24109218D-S2
- 04/17/24 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
- 04/17/24 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024