Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HJR48
Legislation Overview
Title: Constitutional amendment; restoration of voting rights.
Subject: Constitutional Amendments: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Elections: Narcotics and Drugs: Prisons and Other Methods of Correction
Description: Constitutional amendment (first resolution); restoration of voting rights. Provides for the automatic restoration of voting rights to persons convicted of nonviolent felonies except felony drug and election fraud crimes upon completion of sentence, including any term of probation or parole. The resolution further provides that persons convicted of violent felonies, felony drug crimes, or election fraud crimes may have their voting rights restored by the Governor upon completion of sentence, including any term of probation or parole, and authorizes the General Assembly to provide by law for the restoration of voting rights to such persons. The restoration of rights pursuant to these provisions has no effect on the right to possess firearms.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Privileges and Elections
Last Action Date: February 12, 2014
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Algie T. Howell, Jr.;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2014 | Left in Privileges and Elections |
| House | Jan 3, 2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100828D |
| House | Jan 3, 2014 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 3, 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
