Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB366
Legislation Overview
Title: Felons; restoration of firearms rights, report to State Police.
Description: Restoration of firearms rights; report to State Police. Provides a mechanism for reporting to the Department of State Police when a circuit court restores a felon's right to possess, transport, and carry a firearm, ammunition for a firearm, or a stun weapon. The bill provides that if a court enters an order restoring a felon's right, the order shall contain the felon's name and date of birth and the clerk of the court shall certify and forward the restoration order to the Central Criminal Records Exchange (CCRE). The bill provides that the Department of State Police, upon receipt of the restoration order, shall enter the felon's name and description in the CCRE so that law-enforcement personnel accessing the CCRE will be aware of the order's existence. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2019.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to pass
Last Action Date: March 10, 2018
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Larry Rush (R); Gordon Helsel (R); Israel O'Quinn (R); Robert Thomas (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 10, 2018 | Failed to pass |
| House | Mar 10, 2018 | No further action taken |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2018 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2018 | Read third time |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2018 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2018 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2018 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2018 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2018 | Reading of amendments waived |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2018 | Read third time |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2018 | Reported from Finance with amendments (16-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2018 | Rereferred to Finance |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2018 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 13, 2018 | VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 13, 2018 | Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2018 | Printed as engrossed 18103753D-E |
| House | Feb 12, 2018 | Engrossed by House as amended HB366E |
| House | Feb 12, 2018 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| House | Feb 12, 2018 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 10, 2018 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 9, 2018 | Reported from Appropriations with amendment (21-Y 1-N) |
| House | Feb 8, 2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 29, 2018 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| House | Jan 26, 2018 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 26, 2018 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 25, 2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 25, 2018 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 15, 2018 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| House | Jan 5, 2018 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Jan 5, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103753D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Feb 12, 2018 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 5, 2018 | 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
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Finance with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
