SB 727 — Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, exceptions, penalty.
VA 20261 session
Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of an assault firearm, as defined in relevant law, on or about his person on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the prohibition on carrying certain firearms applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded. A violation of this prohibition is a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill incorporates SB 312 and is identical to HB 1524.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (3)
- Michael J. Jones (D, VA) — sponsor
- Adam P. Ebbin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Scott A. Surovell (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (51)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael J. Jones (D, state_upper VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Adam P. Ebbin (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Scott A. Surovell (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no