Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1353
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms-related offenses; increases mandatory minimum sentences, penalty.
Subject: Appropriations: Firearms
Description: Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentences; penalty. Increases from three to five years for a first offense and from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies. The bill also increases the punishment from a Class 6 felony to a Class 5 felony and increases from five to 10 years the mandatory minimum sentence for knowingly possessing any firearm within the building of a child day center or public, private, or religious preschool, elementary, middle, or high school and intending to use, or attempting to use, such firearm, or displaying such weapon in a threatening manner. The bill also increases the punishment from a Class 6 felony to a Class 5 felony and increases from five to 10 years for a person previously convicted of a violent felony and from two to five years for a person previously convicted of any other felony within the prior 10 years the mandatory minimum sentences for knowingly and intentionally possessing or transporting any firearm.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
Last Action Date: January 30, 2023
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Thomas Norment (R); Bryce Reeves (R); Frank Ruff (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2023 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 6-N 1-A) |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103248D |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2023 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 11, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for SB1353 for S-Judiciary | Substitute for SB1353 for S-Judiciary | Jan 30, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 6-N 1-A) | 01/30/2023 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
