Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1324
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; reporting when lost or stolen, civil penalty.
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: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 8-N)
Last Action Date: January 16, 2019
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Jennifer McClellan (D); Rosalyn Dance (D); Adam Ebbin (D); Janet Howell (D); Louise Lucas (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (5 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2019 | Committee amendments |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2019 | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 8-N) |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101304D |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 2019 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 8-N) | 01/16/2019 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
