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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB4020

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Legislation Overview

Title: Concealed handgun permit; disqualifications, assault, assault and battery, sexual battery, etc.

Description: Concealed handgun permit; disqualifications; assault, assault and battery, sexual battery, discharging of a firearm, or brandishing of a firearm. Provides that a person is disqualified from obtaining a concealed handgun permit if he has been convicted of an assault or assault and battery within the five-year period immediately preceding the application or if he has been convicted of sexual battery, discharging of a firearm, or brandishing of a firearm within the 10-year period immediately preceding the application. Currently, such disqualification applies if an individual was convicted of any of those offenses within the three-year period immediately preceding the application.

Session: 2019 Special I

Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice with letter (9-Y 6-N)

Last Action Date: July 9, 2019

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Thomas Norment (R);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jul 9, 2019 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice with letter (9-Y 6-N)
Senate Jul 8, 2019 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 07/09/19 19200114D
Senate Jul 8, 2019 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Prefiled Jul 8, 2019 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
07/9/2019 9 6 0 0 Yes
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Nay
  • Edwards, John (D) Nay
  • Howell, Janet (D) Nay
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Nay
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Nay
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Nay
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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