Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4009
Legislation Overview
Title: Protective orders; possession of firearms, surrender or transfer of firearms, penalty.
Description: Protective orders; possession of firearms; surrender or transfer of firearms; penalty. Prohibits any person subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) from knowingly possessing a firearm while the order is in effect, provided that for a period of 24 hours after being served with a protective order such person may continue to possess such firearm for the purposes of selling or transferring it to any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm. A violation of this provision is a Class 6 felony. The bill provides that within 48 hours after selling or transferring all firearms, such person must certify in writing that all firearms possessed by such person have either been sold or transferred and file such certification with the clerk of the court that entered the protective order. The bill also provides that any person subject to a protective order who fails to certify in writing that all firearms possessed by such person have either been sold or transferred is guilty of a Class 1 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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34 sponsors: David Toscano (D); Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D); Jerrauld Jones (D); Kathleen Murphy (D); Hala Ayala (D); John Bell (D); Jeffrey Bourne (D); Betsy Carr (D); Jennifer Foy (D); Eileen Filler-Corn (D); C.E. Hayes (D); Charniele Herring (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kaye Kory (D); Paul Krizek (D); Mark Levine (D); Joesph Lindsey (D); Alfonso Lopez (D); Delores McQuinn (D); Michael Mullin (D); Kenneth Plum (D); Marcia Price (D); Sam Rasoul (D); David Reid (D); Debra Rodman (D); Ibraheem Samirah (D);Mark Sickles (D); Marcus Simon (D); Richard Sullivan (D); Kathy Tran (D); Cheryl Turpin (D); Roslyn Tyler (D); Jeion Ward (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 34% (34 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 19200149D |
| 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
