Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1464
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; restoration of rights of convicted felons.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons: Felons and Felonies: Firearms
Description: Restoration of firearm rights; convicted felons. Requires the court to find by clear and convincing evidence that a convicted felon, whose civil rights have been restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority, petitioning for a permit to possess or carry a firearm is not a risk to public safety and poses no present or future danger to himself or others prior to granting the petition and issuing the permit. Current law provides for a standard of good cause shown. The bill requires the court to conduct a hearing on such petition, where current law requires a hearing only if requested by the petitioner or the attorney for the Commonwealth.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (3-Y 12-N)
Last Action Date: January 23, 2017
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Charles Carrico (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2017 | Committee amendments |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2017 | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 17104653D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2017 | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (3-Y 12-N) |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2017 | Presented and ordered printed 17103482D |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 23, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 16, 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: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (3-Y 12-N)
Link: link to state bill page
