Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1288
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, possession, etc., following certain convictions, penalty.
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms following conviction for assault and battery of a family or household member; permit to restore rights; penalties. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of stalking, sexual battery, assault and battery of a family or household member, or assault and battery when the person intentionally selects the person against whom a simple assault is committed because of his race, religious conviction, color, or national origin from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides for a process by which a person convicted of such crime may petition the circuit court for a reinstatement of his right to possess or transport a firearm and the factors a court shall consider in determining such reinstatement. This bill incorporated
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 3-N)
Last Action Date: February 24, 2020
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Kathleen Murphy (D); Mark Levine (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2020 | Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 3-N) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 11, 2020 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2020 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 10, 2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20107549D-H1 |
| House | Feb 10, 2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1288H1 |
| House | Feb 10, 2020 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 9, 2020 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 7, 2020 | Incorporates HB78 (Kory) |
| House | Feb 7, 2020 | Incorporates HB459 (Sullivan) |
| House | Feb 7, 2020 | Incorporates HB900 (Levine) |
| House | Feb 7, 2020 | Committee substitute printed 20107549D-H1 |
| House | Feb 7, 2020 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 9-N) |
| House | Feb 4, 2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 27, 2020 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 8, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 8, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102171D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 7, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 8, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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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 (5-Y 3-N) | 02/4/2020 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 9-N) | 02/7/2020 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) | 02/11/2020 | 52 | 46 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 3-N) | 02/24/2020 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
