SB 173 VA

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Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and intentionally possess in 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, a (i) firearm, (ii) knife with a blade over three and one-half 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 each public entrance of any hospital and that 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 such firearm, knife, explosive, or weapon shall be subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeited to the Commonwealth and specifies certain exceptions to the prohibition. This bill is identical to HB 229.

• Angelia Williams Graves Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105103D · upper
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/12/2026 11:30 am) · upper
4. Jan 26, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) · upper
5. Jan 26, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Jan 28, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106282D-S1 · upper
7. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB173) · upper
8. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/30/2026 1:45 pm) · upper
9. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
10. Feb 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB173) · upper
14. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · upper
15. Feb 6, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
16. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
21. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 7-N) · lower
22. Feb 15, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time · lower
24. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
25. Feb 18, 2026 Enrolled · upper
26. Feb 18, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB173ER) · upper
27. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB173) · upper
28. Feb 18, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Feb 18, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · executive
33. Apr 13, 2026 Substitute bill reprinted 26110156D · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Governor Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML