Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB377
Legislation Overview
Title: Felons; restoration of firearms rights, report to State Police.
Description: Criminal law; 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 prior to entry of a restoration order, the petitioner's fingerprints and petition shall be sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange (CCRE), which shall forward the petitioner's criminal history record information to the court, which shall inform the attorney for the Commonwealth that the criminal history record information is available for review. If the order is issued, the Department of State Police shall enter the petitioner's name and description in the CCRE so that law-enforcement personnel accessing the CCRE will be aware of the order's existence.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Appropriations
Last Action Date: February 18, 2016
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Larry Rush;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 18, 2016 | Left in Appropriations |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| House | Feb 4, 2016 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| House | Feb 3, 2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2016 | Committee substitute printed 16104972D-H1 |
| House | Feb 3, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Feb 1, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 14, 2016 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| House | Jan 6, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 6, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100973D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 3, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 6, 2016 | 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 with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
