VirginiaConcealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states.
What it does
Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states. Provides that the Superintendent of State Police, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, shall determine whether other states meet the statutory qualifications for Virginia to recognize the concealed handgun permit of a person from such other state. Under current law, any out-of-state permit is recognized in the Commonwealth, provided that (i) the issuing authority provides the means for instantaneous verification of the validity of all such permits or licenses issued within that state, accessible 24 hours a day; (ii) the permit or license holder carries a photo identification issued by a government agency of any state or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. Department of State and displays the permit or license and such identification upon demand by a law-enforcement officer; and (iii) the permit or license holder has not previously had a Virginia concealed handgun permit revoked.
More detail
The bill prevents a Virginia resident, except for an active duty service member or such service member's spouse, who has not been issued a valid resident concealed handgun permit from using a concealed handgun or concealed weapon permit or license issued by another state to carry a concealed handgun in the Commonwealth. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.The bill requires the Superintendent of State Police, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to review any agreements for reciprocal recognition that are in place with any other states as of July 1, 2025, to determine whether the requirements and qualifications of those states' laws are adequate to prevent possession of a permit or license by persons who would be denied a permit in the Commonwealth and revoke any reciprocity agreement or recognition of any states that do not meet such requirements or qualifications by December 1, 2025. The bill requires the Attorney General to provide a written explanation for any determination that a state's laws are adequate to prevent possession of such permit or license by persons who would be denied such permit in the Commonwealth.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 5Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025Minor
- Feb 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1797)
- Feb 23Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 20Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1797ER)Major
- Feb 20EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Senate Amendment agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate Amendment agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 14-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 14-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 14Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 14Reading of amendment waived
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1797)
- Jan 24Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 24Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 23Read third time and passed House (49-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (49-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Printed as engrossed 25100328D-E
- Jan 22Engrossed by House as amended
- Jan 22Public Safety Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 22Read second timeMinor
- Jan 21Read first timeMinor
- Jan 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1797)
- Jan 17Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100328DIntroduced