Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1684
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; restricting access to children, Class 1 misdemeanor.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Minors: Weapons: Children: Misdemeanors: Firearms
Description: Restricting access to firearms by children; mental state; penalty. Removes the requirement that conduct required for a conviction of unlawfully leaving a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any child under the age of 14 be reckless. The bill increases the penalty for such violation from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 7, 2017
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: Marcus Simon (D); Charniele Herring (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kaye Kory (D); Paul Krizek (D); Mark Levine (D); Kenneth Plum (D); Roslyn Tyler (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2017 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 19, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| House | Jan 17, 2017 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 6, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100228D |
| House | Jan 6, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 6, 2017 | 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
