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Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB36

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm, penalty.

Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Firearms: Prisons and Other Methods of Correction: Children

Description: Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm; penalty. Creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older and is responsible for the care of a child under the age of 18 whose willful act or omission causes or enables that child to gain possession of a firearm (i) after having received notice of a preliminary determination, pursuant to relevant law, that such child poses a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others or (ii) when such parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of the child knows or reasonably should know that such child has been charged with, either by warrant or petition, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent of a violent juvenile felony. Abuse and neglect of children; causing or enabling child to gain possession of a firearm; penalty. Creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older and is responsible for the care of a child under the age of 18 whose willful act or omission causes or enables that child to gain possession of a firearm (i) after having received notice of a preliminary determination, pursuant to relevant law, that such child poses a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others or (ii) when such parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of the child knows or reasonably should know that such child has been charged with, either by warrant or petition, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent of a violent juvenile felony. The bill provides that no person shall be subject to arrest or prosecution regarding knowledge of a preliminary threat determination if such person received notice that the threat assessment team concluded that the child does not indicate a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others or that any case or review opened or conducted by that threat assessment team as a result of such preliminary determination has been closed. The bill also provides that no person shall be subject to arrest or prosecution if such person has received notice that any pending charge for a violent juvenile felony has been dismissed or a nolle prosequi has been entered. The bill provides an affirmative defense to prosecution if the parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of a child caused or enabled such child to gain possession of a firearm while in a dwelling because of a reasonable belief that he or such child was in imminent danger of bodily injury. Lastly, the bill provides that the new offense is eligible for the enhanced earned sentence credits.

Session: 2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0161)

Last Action Date: March 26, 2024

Sponsors

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10 sponsors: Rodney Willett (D); Carrie Coyner (R); Dan Helmer (D); Katrina Callsen (D); Betsy Carr (D); Rae Cousins (D); Michael Jones (D); Amy Laufer (D); Kathy Tran (D); Vivian Watts (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 10% (10 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
Mar 26, 2024 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0161)
Mar 26, 2024 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 161 (effective 7/1/24)
Mar 11, 2024 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
House Mar 11, 2024 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Senate Mar 8, 2024 Signed by President
House Mar 7, 2024 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB36ER)
House Mar 7, 2024 Signed by Speaker
House Mar 7, 2024 Enrolled
Senate Mar 1, 2024 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Mar 1, 2024 Read third time
Senate Feb 29, 2024 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate Feb 28, 2024 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate Feb 26, 2024 Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
Senate Feb 26, 2024 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate Feb 14, 2024 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate Feb 14, 2024 Constitutional reading dispensed
House Feb 13, 2024 Read third time and passed House (55-Y 43-N)
House Feb 13, 2024 VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N)
House Feb 12, 2024 Read second time
House Feb 12, 2024 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB36H1
House Feb 12, 2024 Committee substitute agreed to 24107583D-H1
House Feb 11, 2024 Read first time
House Feb 9, 2024 Committee substitute printed 24107583D-H1
House Feb 9, 2024 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
House Feb 2, 2024 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
House Jan 31, 2024 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
House Dec 19, 2023 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101071D
House Dec 19, 2023 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered Mar 26, 2024 state link bill text
Enrolled Mar 7, 2024 state link bill text
Comm Sub Feb 9, 2024 state link bill text
Prefiled Dec 19, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Substitute for HB36 for Committee: Courts of Justice Substitute for HB36 for Committee: Courts of Justice Feb 9, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Substitute for HB36 Courts of Justice, Criminal Substitute for HB36 Courts of Justice, Criminal Feb 2, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Substitute for HB36 Courts of Justice, Criminal Substitute for HB36 Courts of Justice, Criminal Feb 2, 2024 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
02/2/2024 5 3 0 1 Yes
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Callsen, Katrina (D) Yea
  • Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay
  • Cousins, Rae (D) Yea
  • Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea
  • Hernandez, Phil (D) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Absent
  • Watts, Vivian (D) Yea
  • Williams, Wren (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/9/2024 12 10 0 0 Yes
  • Arnold, Jonathan (R) Nay
  • Ballard, Jason (R) Nay
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Callsen, Katrina (D) Yea
  • Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay
  • Cousins, Rae (D) Yea
  • Davis, William (R) Nay
  • Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea
  • Earley, Mark (R) Nay
  • Hernandez, Phil (D) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Keys-Gamarra, Karen (D) Yea
  • Kilgore, Terry (R) Nay
  • Leftwich, James (R) Nay
  • Lopes-Maldonado, Michelle (D) Yea
  • Obenshain, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Reaser, Atoosa (D) Yea
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea
  • Thomas, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Watts, Vivian (D) Yea
  • Williams, Wren (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/13/2024 55 43 0 2 Yes
  • Anthony, Bonita (D) Yea
  • Arnold, Jonathan (R) Nay
  • Askew, Alex (D) Yea
  • Austin, Terry (R) Nay
  • Ballard, Jason (R) Nay
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Bennett-Parker, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Bloxom, Robert (R) Nay
  • Bulova, David (D) Yea
  • Callsen, Katrina (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Ellen (R) Nay
  • Carr, Betsy (D) Yea
  • Cherry, Mike (R) Absent
  • Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea
  • Cohen, Laura Jane (D) Yea
  • Cole, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Convirs-Fowler, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay
  • Cousins, Rae (D) Yea
  • Coyner, Carrie (R) Yea
  • Davis, William (R) Nay
  • Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea
  • Earley, Mark (R) Nay
  • Ennis, Baxter (R) Nay
  • Feggans, Michael (D) Yea
  • Ferrell Tata, Anne (R) Nay
  • Fowler, Hyland (R) Nay
  • Freitas, Nicholas (R) Nay
  • Gardner, Debra (D) Yea
  • Garrett, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Nay
  • Glass, Jackie (D) Yea
  • Green, William (R) Nay
  • Griffin, Tim (R) Nay
  • Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Yea
  • Henson, Rozia (D) Yea
  • Hernandez, Phil (D) Yea
  • Herring, Charniele (D) Yea
  • Higgins, Geary (R) Nay
  • Hodges, M. Keith (R) Nay
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Jones, Michael (D) Yea
  • Keys-Gamarra, Karen (D) Yea
  • Kilgore, Terry (R) Nay
  • Knight, Barry (R) Nay
  • Krizek, Paul (D) Yea
  • Laufer, Amy (D) Yea
  • LeVere Bolling, Destiny (D) Yea
  • Leftwich, James (R) Yea
  • Lopes-Maldonado, Michelle (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea
  • Lovejoy, Ian (R) Nay
  • Marshall, Daniel (R) Absent
  • Martinez, Fernando (D) Yea
  • McClure, Adele (D) Yea
  • McNamara, Joseph (R) Nay
  • McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea
  • Milde, Paul (R) Nay
  • Morefield, James (R) Nay
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Yea
  • O'Quinn, Israel (R) Nay
  • Oates, Delores (R) Nay
  • Obenshain, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Orrock, Robert (R) Nay
  • Owen, David (R) Yea
  • Phillips, Eric (R) Nay
  • Price, Marcia (D) Yea
  • Pugh Kent, Hillary (R) Nay
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea
  • Reaser, Atoosa (D) Yea
  • Reid, David (D) Yea
  • Runion, Chris (R) Nay
  • Scott, Don (D) Yea
  • Scott, Phillip (R) Nay
  • Seibold, Holly (D) Yea
  • Sewell, Briana (D) Yea
  • Shin, Irene (D) Yea
  • Sickles, Mark (D) Yea
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Simonds, Shelly (D) Yea
  • Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea
  • Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Kim (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Torian, Luke (D) Yea
  • Tran, Kathy (D) Yea
  • Wachsmann, H. Otto (R) Nay
  • Walker, Wendell (R) Nay
  • 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, Wren (R) Nay
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Nay
  • Wright, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Wyatt, Scott (R) Nay
  • Zehr, Eric (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/26/2024 12 0 0 0 Yes
  • Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Yea
  • Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Perry, Russet (D) Yea
  • Salim, Saddam (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/28/2024 15 0 0 0 Yes
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/29/2024 39 0 0 1 Yes
  • Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea
  • Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Yea
  • Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea
  • Durant, Tara (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • French, Timmy (R) Yea
  • Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea
  • Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea
  • Head, Chris (R) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • McGuire, John (R) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • New Craig, Christie (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea
  • Perry, Russet (D) Yea
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Roem, Danica (D) Yea
  • Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea
  • Salim, Saddam (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea
  • Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/1/2024 40 0 0 0 Yes
  • Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea
  • Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Yea
  • Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea
  • Durant, Tara (R) Yea
  • Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea
  • Favola, Barbara (D) Yea
  • French, Timmy (R) Yea
  • Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea
  • Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea
  • Head, Chris (R) Yea
  • Locke, Mamie (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • Marsden, Dave (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • McGuire, John (R) Yea
  • McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • New Craig, Christie (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea
  • Perry, Russet (D) Yea
  • Pillion, Todd (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Roem, Danica (D) Yea
  • Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea
  • Salim, Saddam (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
  • Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea
  • Suetterlein, David (R) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
  • VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea
  • Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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