Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB72
Legislation Overview
Title: Children; allowing access to firearms by children, recklessly leaving loaded, unsecured firearm.
Description: Allowing access to firearms by children; recklessly leaving loaded, unsecured firearm in manner that endangers child under 14; penalty. Increases from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for recklessly leaving a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any person under the age of 14. The bill contains technical amendments.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Public Safety
Last Action Date: January 24, 2020
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Kaye Kory (D); Ibraheem Samirah (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 24, 2020 | Incorporated by Public Safety |
| House | Dec 5, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100161D |
| House | Dec 5, 2019 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Dec 5, 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
