Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB362
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery of a family or household member, etc.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Assault and Battery: Firearms
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. Adds to the existing definition of "family or household member" a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2024, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: House sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 17, 2024
Sponsors
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24 sponsors: Adele McClure (D); Katrina Callsen (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Dan Helmer (D); Marcus Simon (D); Bonita Anthony (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Betsy Carr (D); Laura Jane Cohen (D); Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D); Rae Cousins (D); Rozia Henson (D); Patrick Hope (D); Michael Jones (D); Karen Keys-Gamarra (D); Destiny LeVere Bolling (D); Michelle Maldonado (D); Marty Martinez (D); Marcia Price (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Holly Seibold (D); Irene Shin (D); Jeion Ward (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 24% (24 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 17, 2024 | House sustained Governor's veto |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| House | Mar 11, 2024 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2024 | Signed by President |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB362ER) |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 4, 2024 | VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) |
| House | Mar 4, 2024 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108243D-S1 (52-Y 46-N) |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB362S1 |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24108243D-S1 |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24108243D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N) |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2024 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 12, 2024 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB362H1 |
| House | Feb 12, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24106143D-H1 |
| House | Feb 9, 2024 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) |
| House | Feb 4, 2024 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24106143D-H1 |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 16, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 6, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 6, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104469D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 26, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 2, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 6, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Governors veto explanation | Governors veto explanation | Mar 27, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for HB362 Public Safety, Firearms | Substitute for HB362 Public Safety, Firearms | Feb 1, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for HB362 Public Safety, Firearms | Substitute for HB362 Public Safety, Firearms | Feb 1, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) | 02/1/2024 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) | 02/2/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) | 02/7/2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) | 02/7/2024 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) | 02/13/2024 | 53 | 46 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 5-N) | 02/26/2024 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 02/28/2024 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 02/29/2024 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) | 03/1/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) | 03/4/2024 | 52 | 46 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
