Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB319
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault & battery against a person in dating relationship.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Assault and Battery: Firearms
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following an assault and battery against a person in a dating relationship with the alleged offender, penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2024, for the offense of assault and battery against a person in a dating relationship, as defined in the bill, with the alleged offender or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: January 22, 2024
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Saddam Salim (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2024 | Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2024 | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103937D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 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 | 01/22/2024 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
