Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB509
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Criminal Procedure: Firearms
Description: Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk; penalties. Repeals the procedure by which any attorney for the Commonwealth or law-enforcement officer may apply to a general district court, circuit court, or juvenile and domestic relations district court judge or magistrate for an emergency substantial risk order to prohibit a person who poses a substantial risk of injury to himself or others from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The bill also removes the substantial risk order registry for the entry of orders issued.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: February 28, 2022
Sponsors
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26 sponsors: Marie March (R); Timothy Anderson (R); Terry Austin (R); John Avoli (R); Emily Brewer (R); Kathy Byron (R); Jeffrey Campbell (R); Ronnie Campbell (R); Mike Cherry (R); AC Cordoza (R); Glenn Davis (R); Hyland Fowler (R); Nicholas Freitas (R); Chris Head (R); Dave LaRock (R); John McGuire (R); Margaret Ransone (R); Roxann Robinson (R); Chris Runion (R); Phillip Scott (R); Wendell Walker (R); Michael Webert (R); Bill Wiley (R); Wren Williams (R); Thomas Wright (R); Scott Wyatt (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 26% (26 of 100)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Feb 28, 2022 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) |
Senate | Feb 16, 2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Senate | Feb 16, 2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
House | Feb 15, 2022 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) |
House | Feb 15, 2022 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) |
House | Feb 14, 2022 | Read second time |
House | Feb 14, 2022 | Pending question ordered |
House | Feb 14, 2022 | Engrossed by House (52-Y 46-N) |
House | Feb 14, 2022 | VOTE: Engrossment (52-Y 46-N) |
House | Feb 13, 2022 | Read first time |
House | Feb 11, 2022 | Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) |
House | Feb 10, 2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) |
House | Feb 9, 2022 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
House | Feb 3, 2022 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
House | Feb 3, 2022 | Referred from Rules by voice vote |
House | Jan 11, 2022 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
House | Jan 11, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101051D |
Texts
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Prefiled | Jan 11, 2022 | 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: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) | 02/10/2022 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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House: Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) | 02/11/2022 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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House: VOTE: Engrossment (52-Y 46-N) | 02/14/2022 | 52 | 46 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) | 02/15/2022 | 52 | 47 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) | 02/28/2022 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page