Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2141
Legislation Overview
Title: Owners of firearms; use of firearm by minor in commission of crime or to cause bodily injury.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Minors: Firearms
Description: Owners of firearms; use of firearm by minor in commission of crime or to cause bodily injury; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for an owner of a firearm, as defined in the bill, who (i) allows a minor to possess such firearm and such minor uses such firearm (a) in the commission of a crime or (b) to intentionally or with gross negligence cause bodily injury to himself or another person, or (ii) knows or reasonably should know that a minor is in close proximity, as defined in the bill, to such firearm as to allow such minor to possess or transport such firearm in violation of law and the minor uses such firearm (a) in the commission of a crime or (b) to cause bodily injury to himself or another person. The bill elevates the penalty to a Class 5 felony if such owner of a firearm knows or reasonably should have known that such minor has been charged with or convicted of or adjudicated delinquent of a violent crime or has been the subject of a school-initiated threat assessment.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 7, 2023
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Schuyler VanValkenburg (D); Dan Helmer (D); Kaye Kory (D); Rodney Willett (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2023 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 30, 2023 | Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 28, 2023 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| House | Jan 10, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103789D |
| House | Jan 10, 2023 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for HB2141 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #2 | Substitute for HB2141 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #2 | Jan 30, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 4-N) | 01/30/2023 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
