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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2319

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; access to certain persons in a shared dwelling, civil penalty.

Description: Access to firearms; cohabitants; civil penalty. Makes it unlawful for an individual residing or cohabitating with any person who such individual knows or has reason to believe is prohibited from possessing or transporting a firearm to allow such person access to any firearm. The bill requires such individual to store such firearm in a manner that is inaccessible to such co-resident. If an individual violates any provision of the bill and the co-resident uses such firearm during the commission of a crime, such individual will be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500, except for any crime committed against such individual. The bill further provides that an individual who lawfully possesses a firearm is not in violation of the provisions of the bill if he carries the firearm on or about his person or exercises control of the firearm. Access to firearms; cohabitants; civil penalty. Makes it unlawful for an individual residing or cohabitating with any person who such individual knows or has reason to believe is prohibited from possessing or transporting a firearm to allow such person access to any firearm. The bill requires such individual to store such firearm in a manner that is inaccessible to such co-resident. If an individual violates any provision of the bill and the co-resident uses such firearm during the commission of a crime, such individual will be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500, except for any crime committed against such individual. The bill further provides that an individual who lawfully possesses a firearm is not in violation of the provisions of the bill if he carries the firearm on or about his person or exercises control of the firearm.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Last Action Date: February 5, 2021

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

6 sponsors: Elizabeth Guzman (D); Kaye Kory (D); Mark Levine (D); Kathleen Murphy (D); Ibraheem Samirah (D); Marcus Simon (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 5, 2021 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
Senate Feb 4, 2021 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate Feb 4, 2021 Constitutional reading dispensed
House Feb 3, 2021 Read third time and passed House (53-Y 45-N)
House Feb 3, 2021 VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N)
House Feb 2, 2021 Read second time
House Feb 2, 2021 Committee substitute agreed to 21104015D-H1
House Feb 2, 2021 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2319H1
House Feb 1, 2021 Read first time
House Jan 29, 2021 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
House Jan 29, 2021 Committee substitute printed 21104015D-H1
House Jan 26, 2021 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
House Jan 25, 2021 Assigned PS sub: Firearms
House Jan 21, 2021 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House Jan 21, 2021 Presented and ordered printed 21103164D
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Jan 29, 2021 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 21, 2021 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Substitute for HB2319 for Committee: Public Safety Substitute for HB2319 for Committee: Public Safety Jan 29, 2021 State Link amendment text No
Substitute for Committee: Public Safety, Subcommittee: Firearms Substitute for Committee: Public Safety, Subcommittee: Firearms Jan 26, 2021 State Link amendment text No
Substitute for HB2319 Public Safety, Firearms Substitute for HB2319 Public Safety, Firearms Jan 26, 2021 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
01/26/2021 5 3 0 0 Yes
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Coyner, Carrie (R) Nay
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Nay
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Yea
  • Jenkins, Clinton (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea
  • Plum, Kenneth (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/29/2021 12 9 0 1 Yes
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Ronnie (R) Nay
  • Cole, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Coyner, Carrie (R) Nay
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Nay
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Nay
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Jenkins, Clinton (D) Yea
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Absent
  • Levine, Mark (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Yea
  • Plum, Kenneth (D) Yea
  • Price, Marcia (D) Yea
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea
  • Robinson, Roxann (R) Nay
  • Rush, Larry (R) Nay
  • Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Nay
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/3/2021 53 45 0 2 Yes
  • Adams, Dawn (D) Yea
  • Adams, Les (R) Nay
  • Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea
  • Askew, Alex (D) Yea
  • Austin, Terry (R) Nay
  • Avoli, G. (R) Nay
  • Ayala, Hala (D) Yea
  • Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Bell, Robert (R) Nay
  • Bloxom, Robert (R) Nay
  • Bourne, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Nay
  • Bulova, David (D) Yea
  • Byron, Kathy (R) Nay
  • Campbell, Jeffrey (R) Nay
  • Campbell, Ronnie (R) Nay
  • Carr, Betsy (D) Yea
  • Carter, Lee (D) Yea
  • Cole, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Cole, Mark (R) Nay
  • Convirs-Fowler, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Cox, M. Kirkland (R) Nay
  • Coyner, Carrie (R) Nay
  • Davis, Glenn (R) Nay
  • Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea
  • Edmunds, James (R) Nay
  • Fariss, C. Matt (R) Nay
  • Filler-Corn, Eileen (D) Yea
  • Fowler, Hyland (R) Nay
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Nay
  • Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Nay
  • Gooditis, Wendy (D) Yea
  • Guy, Nancy (D) Yea
  • Guzman, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea
  • Head, Chris (R) Nay
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Yea
  • Heretick, Steve (D) Yea
  • Herring, Charniele (D) Yea
  • Hodges, M. Keith (R) Nay
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Hudson, Sally (D) Yea
  • Hurst, Chris (D) Yea
  • Jenkins, Clinton (D) Yea
  • Jones, Jerrauld (D) Yea
  • Keam, Mark (D) Yea
  • Kilgore, Terry (R) Nay
  • Knight, Barry (R) Nay
  • Kory, L. Kaye (D) Yea
  • Krizek, Paul (D) Yea
  • LaRock, Dave (R) Nay
  • Leftwich, James (R) Nay
  • Levine, Mark (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea
  • Marshall, Daniel (R) Nay
  • McGuire, John (R) Nay
  • McNamara, Joseph (R) Nay
  • McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea
  • Miyares, Jason (R) Nay
  • Morefield, James (R) Nay
  • Mugler, Martha (D) Yea
  • Mullin, Michael (D) Yea
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Yea
  • Murphy, Kathleen (D) Yea
  • O'Quinn, Israel (R) Nay
  • Orrock, Robert (R) Nay
  • Plum, Kenneth (D) Yea
  • Poindexter, Charles (R) Nay
  • Price, Marcia (D) Yea
  • Ransone, Margaret (R) Nay
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea
  • Reid, David (D) Yea
  • Robinson, Roxann (R) Nay
  • Roem, Danica (D) Yea
  • Runion, Chris (R) Nay
  • Rush, Larry (R) Nay
  • Samirah, Ibraheem (D) Yea
  • Scott, Don (D) Yea
  • Sickles, Mark (D) Yea
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Simonds, Shelly (D) Yea
  • Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea
  • Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea
  • Torian, Luke (D) Absent
  • Tran, Kathy (D) Yea
  • Tyler, Roslyn (D) Nay
  • VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea
  • Walker, Wendell (R) Nay
  • Wampler, William (R) Absent
  • Ward, Jeion (D) Yea
  • Ware, Lee (R) Nay
  • Watts, Vivian (D) Yea
  • Webert, Michael (R) Nay
  • Wiley, Bill (R) Nay
  • Willett, Rodney (D) Yea
  • Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Nay
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Wyatt, Scott (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/5/2021 14 0 0 0 Yes
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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