Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB817
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; DCJS, et al., to develop guidance documents for petitions to restore rights.
Description: Department of Criminal Justice Services; guidance documents for petitions to restore firearms rights. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, to develop guidance documents for judges on handling petitions from convicted felons to possess, transport, or carry a firearm, ammunition for a firearm, or a stun weapon.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 15, 2018
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Charniele Herring (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 15, 2018 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 29, 2018 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 16, 2018 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| House | Jan 9, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103579D |
| House | Jan 9, 2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2018 | 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 passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
Link: link to state bill page
