Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB43
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; reporting when lost or stolen.
Description: Reporting lost or stolen firearms; civil penalty. Requires a person who lawfully possesses a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department of State Police within 24 hours after such person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personal knowledge of the loss or theft. The bill requires the relevant law-enforcement agency to enter the report information into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). A violation is punishable by a civil penalty of $50 for a first offense and not less than $100 or more than $250 for any subsequent offense. The bill provides that a person who, in good faith, reports the loss or theft is immune from criminal or civil liability for acts or omissions that result from the loss or theft; the immunity does not apply to a person who knowingly gives a false report. The bill does not apply to the loss or theft of an antique firearm.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 12, 2018
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: Jeffrey Bourne (D); Dawn Adams (D); Lamont Bagby (D); Jennifer Boysko (D); Betsy Carr (D); Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D); Karrie Delaney (D); Patrick Hope (D); Jerrauld Jones (D); Mark Levine (D); Joesph Lindsey (D); Alfonso Lopez (D); Kathleen Murphy (D); Kenneth Plum (D); Marcia Price (D); Cheryl Turpin (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 16% (16 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2018 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 17, 2018 | Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) |
| House | Jan 16, 2018 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| House | Nov 30, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101053D |
| House | Nov 30, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Nov 30, 2017 | 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 failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N)
Link: link to state bill page
