Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB12
Legislation Overview
Title: Handguns; firearm locking device required for sale or transfer, child safety warning required.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Children: Firearms: Handguns
Description: Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of handguns; child safety warning required; 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, other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for such handgun and 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: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Public Safety
Last Action Date: January 26, 2024
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Michael Jones (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Laura Jane Cohen (D); Holly Seibold (D);Marcus Simon (D); Jeion Ward (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 26, 2024 | Incorporated by Public Safety |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB158-McClure) by voice vote |
| House | Jan 13, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Dec 7, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101659D |
| House | Dec 7, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Dec 7, 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
