Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB585
Legislation Overview
Title: Home-based firearms dealers; prohibited near schools, penalties.
Subject: Education: Professions and Occupations: Firearms
Description: Home-based firearms dealers; prohibited near schools; penalties. Provides that no home-based firearms dealer, as defined in the bill, shall be engaged in the business of selling, trading, or transferring firearms at wholesale or retail within 1.5 miles of any elementary or middle school, including buildings and grounds. The bill provides that any person who willfully violates such prohibition is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor for a first offense and guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: House sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 17, 2024
Sponsors
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13 sponsors: Candi Mundon King (D); Alfonso Lopez (D); Michelle Maldonado (D); Briana Sewell (D); Joshua Thomas (D); Bonita Anthony (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Rozia Henson (D); Patrick Hope (D); Marty Martinez (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Holly Seibold (D); Irene Shin (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 13% (13 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 17, 2024 | House sustained Governor's veto |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| House | Mar 11, 2024 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2024 | Signed by President |
| House | Mar 5, 2024 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB585ER) |
| House | Mar 5, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Mar 5, 2024 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 8, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 8, 2024 | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Feb 6, 2024 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Jan 30, 2024 | Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 26, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 16, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104573D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 5, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Governors veto explanation | Governors veto explanation | Mar 27, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
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) | 01/25/2024 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) | 01/26/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) | 02/2/2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 10-N) | 02/2/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N) | 02/8/2024 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) | 02/26/2024 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 02/27/2024 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) | 02/28/2024 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
