Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1245
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase or transportation by persons convicted of certain drug offenses.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Narcotics and Drugs: Weapons
Description: Purchase or transportation of firearm by persons convicted of certain drug offenses. Provides that any person who has been convicted of two misdemeanor offenses for possession of synthetic cannabinoids, marijuana, or controlled substances within a 36-month period is prohibited from purchasing or transporting a firearm. Currently, the prohibition only applies to handguns.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 12, 2014
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Eileen Filler-Corn;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2014 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 3, 2014 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| House | Jan 21, 2014 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| House | Jan 17, 2014 | Presented and ordered printed 14103856D |
| House | Jan 17, 2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 17, 2014 | 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
