Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4006
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; allowing access to minors, penalty.
Description: Allowing access to firearms by minors; penalty. Provides that any person who recklessly leaves a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any person under the age of 18 is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Current law provides that any person who recklessly leaves a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any child under the age of 14 is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. The bill establishes an appropriation for the fiscal impact of the bill and authorizes the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget to allocate such appropriation among the agencies and programs impacted by the bill.
Session: 2019 Special I
Last Action: Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety with letter to Crime Commission (12-Y 9-N)
Last Action Date: July 9, 2019
Sponsors
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33 sponsors: C.E. Hayes (D); Eileen Filler-Corn (D); Alfonso Lopez (D); Kathy Tran (D); Hala Ayala (D); Lamont Bagby (D); John Bell (D); Jeffrey Bourne (D); David Bulova (D); Betsy Carr (D); Jennifer Foy (D); Karrie Delaney (D); Charniele Herring (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kaye Kory (D); Paul Krizek (D); Mark Levine (D); Delores McQuinn (D); Michael Mullin (D); Kathleen Murphy (D); Kenneth Plum (D); Marcia Price (D); Sam Rasoul (D); David Reid (D); Debra Rodman (D); Danica Roem (D); Ibraheem Samirah (D);Mark Sickles (D); Marcus Simon (D); Richard Sullivan (D); Cheryl Turpin (D); Jeion Ward (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 33% (33 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 9, 2019 | Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety with letter to Crime Commission (12-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jul 8, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 07/09/19 19200143D |
| House | Jul 8, 2019 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jul 8, 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) | 07/9/2019 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
