Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2504
Legislation Overview
Title: Protective orders; possession of firearms, penalties.
Description: Protective orders; possession of firearms; penalties. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony for a person who is subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) for subjecting another person to an act of violence, force, or threat to possess a firearm while the order is in effect. This penalty is equivalent to the existing penalty for possession of a firearm by a person subject to a permanent protective order for family abuse. The bill also provides that such person may continue to possess and transport a firearm for 24 hours after being served with the order for the purposes of selling or transferring the firearm to another person. The bill requires that any person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because he is subject to a permanent protective order certify in writing to the clerk of the court that issued the order within 48 hours after being served with the order that any firearm in his possession has been sold or transferred. The bill provides that failure to file such certification is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 5, 2019
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Kathleen Murphy (D); Alfonso Lopez (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 5, 2019 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 9, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103833D |
| House | Jan 9, 2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2019 | 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
