Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB827
Legislation Overview
Title: Emergency custody orders; temporary firearms restriction orders.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons: Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Description: Emergency custody orders; temporary firearms restriction orders. Provides that a temporary firearms restriction order shall be issued by a magistrate who issues an emergency custody order. A person subject to a temporary firearms restriction order who purchases, possesses, or transports a firearm while the order is in effect is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The duration of a temporary firearms restriction order may not exceed 90 days. A person who is subject to a temporary firearms restriction order, at any time prior to the expiration of such order, may petition the general district court in the county or city in which he resides to restore his right to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 12, 2014
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: J. Randall Minchew
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2014 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 29, 2014 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| House | Jan 10, 2014 | Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health |
| House | Jan 8, 2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103460D |
| House | Jan 8, 2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 8, 2014 | 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
