Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB560
Legislation Overview
Title: Brandishing a firearm; intent to induce fear, etc., penalty.
Description: Brandishing a firearm; intent; penalty. Requires that a person pointing, holding, or brandishing a firearm or similar weapons must have the intent to induce fear in the mind of another or know or reasonably should know that his conduct would induce such fear in order to be convicted of the crime of brandishing. Currently, the perpetrator's intent is not an element of the offense in the statute.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Requires 67 afirmative votes to override Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 20, 2016
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Scott Lingamfelter;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 20, 2016 | House sustained Governor's veto (66-Y 34-N) |
| House | Apr 20, 2016 | Requires 67 afirmative votes to override Governor's veto |
| House | Apr 20, 2016 | VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (66-Y 34-N) |
| Apr 7, 2016 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 | |
| House | Mar 7, 2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016 |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2016 | Signed by President |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB560ER) |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2016 | Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2016 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 32-N) |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Read third time and passed House (68-Y 32-N) |
| House | Feb 8, 2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Feb 5, 2016 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 3, 2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 7-N) |
| House | Jan 20, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 14, 2016 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| House | Jan 11, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 11, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100402D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 2, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 11, 2016 | 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 recommends reporting (8-Y 3-N)
House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 7-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 32-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (66-Y 34-N)
Link: link to state bill page
