Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB119
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; reporting when lost or stolen.
Description: Reporting lost or stolen firearms; civil penalty. Requires a person who lawfully possesses a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department of State Police within 24 hours after such person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personal knowledge of the loss or theft. The bill requires the relevant law-enforcement agency to enter the report information into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). A violation is punishable by a civil penalty of $50 for a first offense and not less than $100 or more than $250 for any subsequent offense. The bill provides that a person who, in good faith, reports the loss or theft is immune from criminal or civil liability for acts or omissions that result from the loss or theft; the immunity does not apply to a person who knowingly gives a false report. The bill does not apply to the loss or theft of an antique firearm.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: January 15, 2018
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Barbara Favola (D); Jennifer Wexton (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 18105224D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Incorporates SB288 (McClellan) |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Incorporates SB433 (Wexton) |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2018 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Dec 15, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102665D |
| Senate | Dec 15, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 15, 2018 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Dec 15, 2017 | 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
Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
Link: link to state bill page
