Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2319
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; access to certain persons in a shared dwelling, civil penalty.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Firearms
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 Special I
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (11-Y 4-N)
Last Action Date: February 17, 2021
Sponsors
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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 17, 2021 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (11-Y 4-N) |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2021 | Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law |
| 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 | Committee substitute agreed to 21104015D-H1 |
| House | Feb 2, 2021 | Read second time |
| 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 | Presented and ordered printed 21103164D |
| House | Jan 21, 2021 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
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 |
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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 (5-Y 3-N) | 01/26/2021 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N) | 01/29/2021 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N) | 02/3/2021 | 53 | 45 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) | 02/5/2021 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (11-Y 4-N) | 02/17/2021 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
