SB 272 VA

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Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or explosive material within any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or agency thereof or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties that currently applies to any property owned or operated by a public institution of higher education to instead apply to any individual within a building owned or operated by a public institution of higher education who possesses a weapon as part of such public institution of higher education's curriculum or activities or as part of any organization authorized by such public institution of higher education to conduct its programs or activities within such building, as such uses are approved through the law-enforcement or public safety unit of such institution. This bill is identical to HB 626.

• R. Creigh Deeds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100667D · upper
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 6:52 pm) · upper
4. Jan 26, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB272) · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
16. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 7-N) · lower
17. Feb 15, 2026 Read second time · lower
18. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time · lower
19. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
20. Feb 18, 2026 Enrolled · upper
21. Feb 18, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB272ER) · upper
22. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB272) · upper
23. Feb 18, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
24. Feb 18, 2026 Signed by President · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 644 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
28. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0644) · executive

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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML