Help us keep you informed about new legislation that could effect your right to bear arms. Even a small donation helps us keep this running. Please consider signing up for a paying membership or making a donation, every little bit helps.

toggle menu

Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB319

  watching this bill
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

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: 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
01/22/2024 15 0 0 0 Yes
  • Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea
  • Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea
  • Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Brewer, Emily (R) Yea
  • Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Perry, Russet (D) Yea
  • Salim, Saddam (D) Yea
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea
  • Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

Discuss this bill and other firearm related topics in our discussion forum