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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1488

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.

Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Criminal Procedure: Firearms

Description: Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk; penalties. Repeals the procedure by which any attorney for the Commonwealth or law-enforcement officer may apply to a general district court, circuit court, or juvenile and domestic relations district court judge or magistrate for an emergency substantial risk order to prohibit a person who poses a substantial risk of injury to himself or others from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The bill also removes the substantial risk order registry for the entry of orders issued.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 5-N)

Last Action Date: January 30, 2023

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Amanda Chase (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 30, 2023 Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 5-N)
Senate Jan 19, 2023 Presented and ordered printed 23104312D
Senate Jan 19, 2023 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 19, 2023 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
01/30/2023 10 5 0 0 Yes
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Morrissey, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay
  • Peake, Mark (R) Nay
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Nay
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Nay
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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