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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB791

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Pneumatic guns; Class 6 felony to possess.

Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons

Description: Pneumatic guns; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony to possess a pneumatic gun upon (i) the property of any child day center or public, private, or religious preschool or elementary, middle, or high school, including buildings and grounds; (ii) that portion of any property open to the public and then exclusively used for school-sponsored functions or extracurricular activities while such functions or activities are taking place; or (iii) any school bus owned or operated by any such school.

Session: 2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Left in Public Safety

Last Action Date: February 13, 2024

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'.

5 sponsors: Rozia Henson (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Marty Martinez (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Irene Shin (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (5 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 13, 2024 Left in Public Safety
House Feb 7, 2024 Rereferred to Public Safety
House Feb 7, 2024 Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
House Feb 6, 2024 Read first time
House Feb 2, 2024 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
House Feb 2, 2024 Committee substitute printed 24106359D-H2
House Jan 31, 2024 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
House Jan 26, 2024 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House Jan 26, 2024 Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
House Jan 26, 2024 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
House Jan 26, 2024 Committee substitute printed 24106299D-H1
House Jan 25, 2024 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
House Jan 25, 2024 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 4-N)
House Jan 19, 2024 Assigned PS sub: Firearms
House Jan 9, 2024 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104704D
House Jan 9, 2024 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Feb 2, 2024 state link bill text
Comm Sub Jan 26, 2024 state link bill text
Prefiled Jan 9, 2024 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Substitute for HB791 Public Safety, Firearms Substitute for HB791 Public Safety, Firearms Jan 25, 2024 State Link amendment text Yes
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/25/2024 7 4 0 0 Yes
  • Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea
  • Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay
  • Cousins, Rae (D) Yea
  • Ennis, Baxter (R) Nay
  • Feggans, Michael (D) Yea
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea
  • McClure, Adele (D) Yea
  • Owen, David (R) Nay
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Kim (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/26/2024 12 10 0 0 Yes
  • Batten, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea
  • Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay
  • Cousins, Rae (D) Yea
  • Ennis, Baxter (R) Nay
  • Feggans, Michael (D) Yea
  • Helmer, Dan (D) Yea
  • Hope, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea
  • McClure, Adele (D) Yea
  • Mundon King, Candi (D) Yea
  • Oates, Delores (R) Nay
  • Obenshain, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Owen, David (R) Nay
  • Phillips, Eric (R) Nay
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea
  • Seibold, Holly (D) Yea
  • Simon, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Kim (R) Nay
  • Thomas, Joshua (D) Yea
  • Webert, Michael (R) Nay
  • Wilt, Tony (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/31/2024 5 3 0 1 Yes
  • Askew, Alex (D) Yea
  • Austin, Terry (R) Nay
  • Knight, Barry (R) Nay
  • Krizek, Paul (D) Yea
  • McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea
  • Sewell, Briana (D) Yea
  • Sickles, Mark (D) Yea
  • Torian, Luke (D) Absent
  • Wyatt, Scott (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/2/2024 12 10 0 0 Yes
  • Askew, Alex (D) Yea
  • Austin, Terry (R) Nay
  • Bloxom, Robert (R) Nay
  • Bulova, David (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Ellen (R) Nay
  • Carr, Betsy (D) Yea
  • Coyner, Carrie (R) Nay
  • Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea
  • Hodges, M. Keith (R) Nay
  • Knight, Barry (R) Nay
  • Krizek, Paul (D) Yea
  • Marshall, Daniel (R) Nay
  • McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea
  • Morefield, James (R) Nay
  • Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea
  • Reid, David (D) Yea
  • Sewell, Briana (D) Yea
  • Sickles, Mark (D) Yea
  • Torian, Luke (D) Yea
  • Wiley, Bill (R) Nay
  • Willett, Rodney (D) Yea
  • Wyatt, Scott (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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