Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2321
Legislation Overview
Title: Restricted firearm ammunition; use or attempted use in the commission of a felony, penalty.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Felons and Felonies
Description: Restricted ammunition; use or attempted use in the commission of a felony; penalty. Removes the prohibition on use or attempted use of restricted firearm ammunition in any non-felony criminal offense. The bill expands the definition of restricted firearms ammunition to include "pinched tip" bullets and expands the exception to such definition to include certain ammunition with copper cores. The bill provides that if any ammunition has been approved by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for commercial sale, it is not restricted firearms ammunition.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 7, 2017
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'.
2 sponsors: James Morefield (R); Ron Villanueva (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2017 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 23, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| House | Jan 16, 2017 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| House | Jan 13, 2017 | Presented and ordered printed 17103465D |
| House | Jan 13, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2017 | 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
