Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB22
Legislation Overview
Title: Auto sears and trigger activators; prohibition on manufacture, importation, sale, etc., penalty.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Firearms: Criminal Procedure
Description: Manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of auto sears; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of an auto sear, defined in the bill as a device, other than a trigger activator, for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides for the forfeiture of any auto sear concealed, possessed, transported, or carried in violation of the prohibition.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0163)
Last Action Date: March 26, 2024
Sponsors
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24 sponsors: Michael Jones (D); Dan Helmer (D); Bonita Anthony (D); Alex Askew (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Katrina Callsen (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Laura Jane Cohen (D); Rae Cousins (D); Michael Feggans (D); Debra Gardner (D); Rozia Henson (D); Karen Keys-Gamarra (D); Amy Laufer (D); Michelle Maldonado (D); Marty Martinez (D); Adele McClure (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Atoosa Reaser (D); Holly Seibold (D); Irene Shin (D); Marcus Simon (D); Kannan Srinivasan (D); Kathy Tran (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 24% (24 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0163) | |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 163 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| House | Mar 11, 2024 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2024 | Signed by President |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB22ER) |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Mar 4, 2024 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107867D-S1 (89-Y 2-N) |
| House | Mar 4, 2024 | VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 2-N) |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24107867D-S1 |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Read third time |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N) |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB22S1 |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24107867D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2024 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (92-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (92-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB22H1 |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24105447D-H1 |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Read second time |
| House | Jan 31, 2024 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 29, 2024 | Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 21, 2024 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| House | Jan 19, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 19, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24105447D-H1 |
| House | Jan 19, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 18, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 18, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 13, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Dec 13, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Dec 13, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101228D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 26, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 19, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 19, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Dec 13, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for HB22 for S-Courts of Justice | Substitute for HB22 for S-Courts of Justice | Feb 19, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for HB22 Public Safety, Firearms | Substitute for HB22 Public Safety, Firearms | Jan 18, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for HB22 Public Safety, Firearms | Substitute for HB22 Public Safety, Firearms | Jan 18, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
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 (10-Y 0-N) | 01/18/2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 0-N) | 01/19/2024 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) | 01/24/2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) | 01/29/2024 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (92-Y 0-N) | 02/2/2024 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) | 02/19/2024 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 02/28/2024 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 02/29/2024 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N) | 03/1/2024 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 2-N) | 03/4/2024 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 9 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
