Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB434
Legislation Overview
Title: Convicted felons; restoration of firearms rights.
Description: Restoration of firearms rights; convicted felons. Requires the court to find by clear and convincing evidence that a person convicted of a violent felony, whose civil rights have been restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority, who has petitioned for a permit to possess or carry a firearm is not a risk to public safety and poses no present or future danger to himself or others prior to granting the petition and issuing the permit. Current law provides for a standard of good cause shown.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N)
Last Action Date: January 17, 2018
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: Jennifer Wexton (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2018 | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 18105189D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2018 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N) |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103250D |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 17, 2018 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2018 | 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
Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N)
Link: link to state bill page
