Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB479
Legislation Overview
Title: Protective orders; possession of firearms, surrender or transfer of firearms, penalty.
Description: Protective orders; possession of firearms; surrender or transfer of firearms; penalty. Prohibits any person subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) from knowingly possessing a firearm while the order is in effect, provided that for a period of 24 hours after being served with a protective order such person may continue to possess such firearm for the purposes of selling or transferring it to any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm. A violation of this provision is a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides that a court shall order a person subject to a permanent protective order to (i) within 24 hours, surrender any firearm possessed by such person to a designated local law-enforcement agency or sell or transfer any firearm possessed by such person to a dealer or to any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm and (ii) certify in writing that such person does not possess any firearms or that all firearms possessed by such person have been surrendered, sold, or transferred and file such certification with the clerk of the court that entered the protective order within 48 hours after being served with a protective order. The bill provides that the willful failure of any person to certify in writing that all firearms possessed by such person have been surrendered, sold, or transferred or that such person does not possess any firearms shall constitute contempt of court. The bill provides procedures for designating a local law-enforcement agency to receive and store firearms, as well as a process to return such surrendered firearms. The bill also makes it a Class 4 felony for any person to sell, barter, give, or furnish any firearm to any person he knows is prohibited from possessing or transporting a firearm who is subject to a permanent protective order.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1260)
Last Action Date: April 22, 2020
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Janet Howell (D); Barbara Favola (D); Richard Saslaw (D); Jennifer Boysko (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (4 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 22, 2020 | Enacted, Chapter 1260 (effective 7/1/20) |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2020 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2020 | Reenrolled bill text (SB479ER2) |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2020 | Reenrolled |
| Apr 22, 2020 | Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted | |
| House | Apr 22, 2020 | VOTE: (50-Y 42-N) |
| House | Apr 22, 2020 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (50-Y 42-N) |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2020 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 18-N) |
| Apr 22, 2020 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1260) | |
| House | Apr 22, 2020 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| Senate | Apr 11, 2020 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| Senate | Mar 12, 2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2020 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 6, 2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2020 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB479ER) |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2020 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2020 | Title replaced 20108989D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2020 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Feb 26, 2020 | Passed House with substitute (56-Y 41-N) |
| House | Feb 26, 2020 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 26, 2020 | Committee amendment rejected |
| House | Feb 26, 2020 | Substitute by Delegate Mullin agreed to 20108989D-H1 |
| House | Feb 26, 2020 | Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB479H1 |
| House | Feb 26, 2020 | VOTE: Passage (56-Y 41-N) |
| House | Feb 25, 2020 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 25, 2020 | Floor substitute printed 20108989D-H1 (Mullin) |
| House | Feb 21, 2020 | Reported from Public Safety with amendment (15-Y 6-N) |
| House | Feb 18, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 18, 2020 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 18, 2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2020 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB479S1 |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106476D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2020 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106476D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2020 | Incorporates SB372 (Saslaw) |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103357D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Apr 22, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Apr 22, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Mar 6, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 25, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 22, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N) | 01/22/2020 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 01/24/2020 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) | 01/28/2020 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with amendment (15-Y 6-N) | 02/21/2020 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 41-N) | 02/26/2020 | 56 | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 03/2/2020 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 18-N) | 04/22/2020 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | No |
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| House: VOTE: (50-Y 42-N) | 04/22/2020 | 50 | 41 | 8 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
