Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4024
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, etc., prohibited when person voluntarily admitted to inpatient treatment.
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm prohibited; person voluntarily admitted to inpatient treatment; penalties. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person who has been voluntarily admitted to an inpatient treatment facility for treatment of schizophrenia or bipolar 1 disorder to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm and a Class 4 felony for a person to sell, barter, give, or furnish such person a firearm if he knows such person is prohibited from possessing a firearm. The bill provides a means by which such person may petition the court to have his right to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm restored. The bill also directs private providers, community services boards, and behavioral health authorities to report patient admissions for schizophrenia and bipolar 1 disorder to the Central Criminal Records Exchange and to advise the patient prior to voluntary admission that such admission will prohibit his ability to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm.
Session: 2019 Special I
Last Action: Referred by voice vote with letter to Crime Commission
Last Action Date: July 9, 2019
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: David Yancey (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 9, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 07/09/19 19200156D |
| House | Jul 9, 2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Jul 9, 2019 | Referred by voice vote with letter to Crime Commission |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jul 9, 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
