Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB221
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; use, display, or concealment in committing certain felonies, penalty.
Subject: Appropriations: Firearms: Concealed Weapons
Description: Use, display, or concealment of firearm in committing certain felonies; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of a separate felony if he carries about his person any pistol, shotgun, rifle, or other firearm that is hidden from common observation while committing or attempting to commit certain other felonies. The bill also 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.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: January 29, 2024
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Bill DeSteph (R); Christie New Craig (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2024 | Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2024 | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102031D |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 8, 2024 | 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: Incorporated by Courts of Justice | 01/29/2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
Link: link to state bill page
