Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1644
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; reporting when lost or stolen, civil penalty.
Description: Reporting lost or stolen firearms; civil penalty. Requires a person who lawfully possesses a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department of State Police within 24 hours after such person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personal knowledge of the loss or theft. The bill requires the relevant law-enforcement agency to enter the report information into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). A violation is punishable by a civil penalty of $50 for a first offense and not less than $100 or more than $250 for any subsequent offense. The bill provides that a person who, in good faith, reports the loss or theft is immune from criminal or civil liability for acts or omissions that result from the loss or theft; the immunity does not apply to a person who knowingly gives a false report. The bill does not apply to the loss or theft of an antique firearm.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 5, 2019
Sponsors
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27 sponsors: Jeffrey Bourne (D); Dawn Adams (D); Hala Ayala (D); Lamont Bagby (D); Betsy Carr (D); Lee Carter (D); Karrie Delaney (D); Eileen Filler-Corn (D); C.E. Hayes (D); Patrick Hope (D); Chris Hurst (D); Kaye Kory (D); Paul Krizek (D); Mark Levine (D); Joesph Lindsey (D); Delores McQuinn (D); Michael Mullin (D); Kenneth Plum (D); Marcia Price (D); Sam Rasoul (D); David Reid (D); Debra Rodman (D); Mark Sickles (D); Marcus Simon (D); Cheryl Turpin (D); Jeion Ward (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 27% (27 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 5, 2019 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 17, 2019 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N) |
| House | Jan 15, 2019 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Nov 27, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100301D |
| House | Nov 27, 2018 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Nov 27, 2018 | 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 recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N) | 01/17/2019 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
