Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2263
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms and ammunition; temporary seizure, penalty.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons
Description: Firearms and ammunition; temporary seizure; penalty. Provides that certain persons shall be required to report to law enforcement whenever they see, hear, receive, or otherwise have communicated to them that an individual intends to inflict death or serious bodily injury on himself or any other person. Failure to provide such report for threats involving violent felonies shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor. Failure to provide such report for threats that do not involve violent felonies shall subject the person to a fine up to $500 for the first failure and to a fine of at least $1,000 for each subsequent failure. The bill also provides that law-enforcement officers may temporarily seize the firearm or ammunition of an individual who indicates his intent to inflict death or serious bodily injury on himself or another person. The bill's reporting requirement shall be the basis of the temporary seizure of a firearm or ammunition in the possession of, owned by, or in the immediate access of an individual who is the subject of the report. Finally, the bill provides the procedure by which law enforcement may temporarily seize the firearm or ammunition of an individual who is the subject of these reports.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 6, 2013
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: K. Rob Krupicka
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 6, 2013 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 24, 2013 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote |
| House | Jan 22, 2013 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Jan 15, 2013 | Presented and ordered printed 13103397D |
| House | Jan 15, 2013 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 15, 2013 | 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
