Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2044
Legislation Overview
Title: Protective orders; possession of firearms, felony.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Criminal Procedure: Weapons: Felons and Felonies: Firearms: Protective Orders
Description: Protective orders; possession of firearms; felony. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony for a person who is subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) for subjecting another person to an act of violence, force, or threat to possess a firearm while the order is in effect, which is equivalent to the existing penalty for possession of a firearm by a person subject to a permanent protective order for family abuse. The bill also provides that such person may continue to possess and transport a firearm for 24 hours after being served with the order for the purposes of selling or transferring the firearm to another person. The bill also requires that any person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because he is subject to a permanent protective order certify in writing to the clerk of the court that issued the order within 48 hours after being served with the order that any firearm in his possession has been sold or transferred.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 7, 2017
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Kathleen Murphy; Jennifer Boysko (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kaye Kory (D); Mark Levine (D); Kenneth Plum (D); Marcia Price (D); Marcus Simon (D); Richard Sullivan (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 10% (10 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2017 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 17, 2017 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 10, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101807D |
| House | Jan 10, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 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
