Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2078
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm locks; required for sale or transfer of handguns, warning against accessibility to children.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Children: Firearms: Handguns
Description: Firearm locks required for sale or transfer of handguns; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person (i) other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that handgun, or (ii) unless the handgun is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a label affixed to the gun and on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the handgun, that handguns should be locked and kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement and governmental agencies.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 7, 2023
Sponsors
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20 sponsors: Kathleen Murphy (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Jeffrey Bourne (D); Betsy Carr (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Karrie Delaney (D); Elizabeth Guzman (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kaye Kory (D); Michelle Maldonado (D); Michael Mullin (D); Candi Mundon King (D); Kenneth Plum (D); Marcia Price (D); Holly Seibold (D);Irene Shin (D); Marcus Simon (D); Shelly Simonds (D); Richard Sullivan (D); Angelia Williams Graves (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 20% (20 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2023 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 30, 2023 | Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) |
| House | Jan 28, 2023 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| House | Jan 10, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100682D |
| House | Jan 10, 2023 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) | 01/30/2023 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
