Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB363

Legislation Overview

Title: Firearm; removing, altering, selling, etc., or possessing w/removed, etc., serial number, penalty.

Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Firearms

Description: Removing, altering, etc., serial number on firearm; selling, giving, etc., or possessing firearm with removed, altered, etc., serial number; penalties. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly possess any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other firearm, except for an antique firearm, that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly sell, give, or distribute any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other firearm, except for an antique firearm, that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. Removing, altering, etc., serial number on firearm; selling, giving, etc., or possessing firearm with removed, altered, etc., serial number; penalties. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly possess any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other firearm, except for an antique firearm, that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly sell, give, or distribute any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other firearm, except for an antique firearm, that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner.

Session: 2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0786)

Last Action Date: April 17, 2024

History

Chamber	Date	Action
	Apr 17, 2024	Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0786)
Senate	Apr 17, 2024	Reenrolled bill text (SB363ER2)
Senate	Apr 17, 2024	Reenrolled
	Apr 17, 2024	Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
House	Apr 17, 2024	VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 49-N)
House	Apr 17, 2024	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (51-Y 49-N)
Senate	Apr 17, 2024	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
House	Apr 17, 2024	Enacted, Chapter 786 (effective 7/1/24)
House	Apr 17, 2024	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Senate	Apr 17, 2024	Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate	Mar 26, 2024	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
	Mar 11, 2024	Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Senate	Mar 11, 2024	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Senate	Mar 7, 2024	Signed by President
House	Mar 4, 2024	Signed by Speaker
Senate	Mar 4, 2024	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB363ER)
Senate	Mar 4, 2024	Enrolled
House	Feb 28, 2024	VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
House	Feb 28, 2024	Read third time
House	Feb 28, 2024	Passed House (52-Y 47-N)
House	Feb 27, 2024	Read second time
House	Feb 23, 2024	Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N)
House	Feb 22, 2024	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
House	Feb 14, 2024	Assigned PS sub: Firearms
House	Feb 13, 2024	Placed on Calendar
House	Feb 13, 2024	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House	Feb 13, 2024	Read first time
Senate	Feb 5, 2024	Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Senate	Feb 2, 2024	Read second time and engrossed
Senate	Feb 1, 2024	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate	Jan 31, 2024	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Senate	Jan 22, 2024	Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
Senate	Jan 22, 2024	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate	Jan 10, 2024	Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
Senate	Jan 9, 2024	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate	Jan 9, 2024	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104269D

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Chaptered	Apr 17, 2024	state link	bill text
Enrolled	Apr 17, 2024	state link	bill text
Enrolled	Mar 4, 2024	state link	bill text
Prefiled	Jan 9, 2024	state link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
Governors recommendation	Governors recommendation	Dec 17, 2017	State Link	amendment text	No

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)	01/22/2024	9	6	0	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Perry, Russet (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
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Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)	01/31/2024	10	5	0	0	Yes
Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
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Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)	02/1/2024	40	0	0	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Yea Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McGuire, John (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)	02/5/2024	21	19	0	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Nay Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Nay Durant, Tara (R) Nay Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Nay Hackworth, Travis (R) Nay Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Nay Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McGuire, John (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Sturtevant, Glen (R) Nay Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)	02/22/2024	6	3	0	1	Yes
Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay Cousins, Rae (D) Yea Ennis, Baxter (R) Nay Feggans, Michael (D) Yea Helmer, Dan (D) Yea Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea McClure, Adele (D) Yea Owen, David (R) Nay Taylor, Kim (R) Absent
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House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N)	02/23/2024	12	9	0	1	Yes
Batten, Amanda (R) Nay Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay Cousins, Rae (D) Yea Ennis, Baxter (R) Nay Feggans, Michael (D) Yea Helmer, Dan (D) Yea Hope, Patrick (D) Yea Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea McClure, Adele (D) Yea Mundon King, Candi (D) Yea Oates, Delores (R) Nay Obenshain, Joseph (R) Nay Owen, David (R) Nay Phillips, Eric (R) Nay Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea Seibold, Holly (D) Yea Simon, Marcus (D) Yea Taylor, Kim (R) Absent Thomas, Joshua (D) Yea Webert, Michael (R) Nay Wilt, Tony (R) Nay
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House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)	02/28/2024	52	47	0	1	Yes
Anthony, Bonita (D) Yea Arnold, Jonathan (R) Nay Askew, Alex (D) Yea Austin, Terry (R) Nay Ballard, Jason (R) Nay Batten, Amanda (R) Nay Bennett-Parker, Elizabeth (D) Yea Bloxom, Robert (R) Nay Bulova, David (D) Yea Callsen, Katrina (D) Yea Campbell, Ellen (R) Nay Carr, Betsy (D) Yea Cherry, Mike (R) Nay Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea Cohen, Laura Jane (D) Yea Cole, Joshua (D) Yea Convirs-Fowler, Kelly (D) Yea Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay Cousins, Rae (D) Yea Coyner, Carrie (R) Yea Davis, William (R) Nay Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea Earley, Mark (R) Nay Ennis, Baxter (R) Nay Feggans, Michael (D) Yea Ferrell Tata, Anne (R) Nay Fowler, Hyland (R) Nay Freitas, Nicholas (R) Nay Gardner, Debra (D) Yea Garrett, Thomas (R) Absent Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Nay Glass, Jackie (D) Yea Green, William (R) Nay Griffin, Tim (R) Nay Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea Helmer, Dan (D) Yea Henson, Rozia (D) Yea Hernandez, Phil (D) Yea Herring, Charniele (D) Yea Higgins, Geary (R) Nay Hodges, M. Keith (R) Nay Hope, Patrick (D) Yea Jones, Michael (D) Yea Keys-Gamarra, Karen (D) Yea Kilgore, Terry (R) Nay Knight, Barry (R) Nay Krizek, Paul (D) Yea Laufer, Amy (D) Yea LeVere Bolling, Destiny (D) Yea Leftwich, James (R) Nay Lopes-Maldonado, Michelle (D) Yea Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea Lovejoy, Ian (R) Nay Marshall, Daniel (R) Nay Martinez, Fernando (D) Yea McClure, Adele (D) Yea McNamara, Joseph (R) Nay McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea Milde, Paul (R) Nay Morefield, James (R) Nay Mundon King, Candi (D) Yea O'Quinn, Israel (R) Nay Oates, Delores (R) Nay Obenshain, Joseph (R) Nay Orrock, Robert (R) Nay Owen, David (R) Nay Phillips, Eric (R) Nay Price, Marcia (D) Yea Pugh Kent, Hillary (R) Nay Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea Reaser, Atoosa (D) Yea Reid, David (D) Yea Runion, Chris (R) Nay Scott, Don (D) Yea Scott, Phillip (R) Nay Seibold, Holly (D) Yea Sewell, Briana (D) Yea Shin, Irene (D) Yea Sickles, Mark (D) Yea Simon, Marcus (D) Yea Simonds, Shelly (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea Taylor, Kim (R) Nay Thomas, Joshua (D) Yea Torian, Luke (D) Yea Tran, Kathy (D) Yea Wachsmann, H. Otto (R) Nay Walker, Wendell (R) Nay Ward, Jeion (D) Yea Ware, Lee (R) Nay Watts, Vivian (D) Yea Webert, Michael (R) Nay Wiley, Bill (R) Nay Willett, Rodney (D) Yea Williams, Wren (R) Nay Wilt, Tony (R) Nay Wright, Thomas (R) Nay Wyatt, Scott (R) Nay Zehr, Eric (R) Nay
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Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)	04/17/2024	40	0	0	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Yea Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McGuire, John (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 49-N)	04/17/2024	51	49	0	0	Yes
Anthony, Bonita (D) Yea Arnold, Jonathan (R) Nay Askew, Alex (D) Yea Austin, Terry (R) Nay Ballard, Jason (R) Nay Batten, Amanda (R) Nay Bennett-Parker, Elizabeth (D) Yea Bloxom, Robert (R) Nay Bulova, David (D) Yea Callsen, Katrina (D) Yea Campbell, Ellen (R) Nay Carr, Betsy (D) Yea Cherry, Mike (R) Nay Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea Cohen, Laura Jane (D) Yea Cole, Joshua (D) Yea Convirs-Fowler, Kelly (D) Yea Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay Cousins, Rae (D) Yea Coyner, Carrie (R) Yea Davis, William (R) Nay Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea Earley, Mark (R) Nay Ennis, Baxter (R) Nay Feggans, Michael (D) Yea Ferrell Tata, Anne (R) Nay Fowler, Hyland (R) Nay Freitas, Nicholas (R) Nay Gardner, Debra (D) Yea Garrett, Thomas (R) Nay Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Nay Glass, Jackie (D) Nay Green, William (R) Nay Griffin, Tim (R) Nay Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea Helmer, Dan (D) Yea Henson, Rozia (D) Yea Hernandez, Phil (D) Yea Herring, Charniele (D) Yea Higgins, Geary (R) Nay Hodges, M. Keith (R) Nay Hope, Patrick (D) Yea Jones, Michael (D) Yea Keys-Gamarra, Karen (D) Yea Kilgore, Terry (R) Nay Knight, Barry (R) Nay Krizek, Paul (D) Yea Laufer, Amy (D) Yea LeVere Bolling, Destiny (D) Yea Leftwich, James (R) Nay Lopes-Maldonado, Michelle (D) Yea Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea Lovejoy, Ian (R) Nay Marshall, Daniel (R) Nay Martinez, Fernando (D) Yea McClure, Adele (D) Yea McNamara, Joseph (R) Nay McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea Milde, Paul (R) Nay Morefield, James (R) Nay Mundon King, Candi (D) Yea O'Quinn, Israel (R) Nay Oates, Delores (R) Nay Obenshain, Joseph (R) Nay Orrock, Robert (R) Nay Owen, David (R) Nay Phillips, Eric (R) Nay Price, Marcia (D) Yea Pugh Kent, Hillary (R) Nay Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea Reaser, Atoosa (D) Yea Reid, David (D) Yea Runion, Chris (R) Nay Scott, Don (D) Yea Scott, Phillip (R) Nay Seibold, Holly (D) Yea Sewell, Briana (D) Yea Shin, Irene (D) Yea Sickles, Mark (D) Yea Simon, Marcus (D) Yea Simonds, Shelly (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea Taylor, Kim (R) Nay Thomas, Joshua (D) Yea Torian, Luke (D) Yea Tran, Kathy (D) Yea Wachsmann, H. Otto (R) Nay Walker, Wendell (R) Nay Ward, Jeion (D) Yea Ware, Lee (R) Nay Watts, Vivian (D) Yea Webert, Michael (R) Nay Wiley, Bill (R) Nay Willett, Rodney (D) Yea Williams, Wren (R) Nay Wilt, Tony (R) Nay Wright, Thomas (R) Nay Wyatt, Scott (R) Nay Zehr, Eric (R) Nay
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Link: link to state bill page