Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1444
Legislation Overview
Title: Restricted firearm ammunition; use or attempted use in the commission of a crime, penalty.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Felons and Felonies: Weapons: Firearms
Description: Restricted ammunition; use or attempted use in the commission of a crime; penalty. Provides that restricted firearms ammunition means any ammunition that has been banned or prohibited from commercial sale by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or under federal law. Under current law, restricted firearms ammunition was defined as ammunition that are: (i) coated with or contain, in whole or in part, polytetrafluorethylene or a similar product, (ii) commonly known as "KTW" bullets or "French Arcanes," or (iii) any cartridges containing bullets coated with a plastic substance with other than lead or lead alloy cores, jacketed bullets with other than lead or lead alloy cores, or cartridges of which the bullet itself is wholly comprised of a metal or metal alloy other than lead.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 21, 2017
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Benton Chafin (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 21, 2017 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 13, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| House | Feb 8, 2017 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| House | Feb 6, 2017 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 6, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 6, 2017 | Read first time |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104710D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1444S1 |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104710D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2017 | Reported from Finance with substitute (16-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | Rereferred to Finance |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2017 | Presented and ordered printed 17103736D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 31, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 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: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
