Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB490
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, possession, etc., following a conviction.
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms following conviction for assault and battery of a family or household member; permit to restore rights; penalties. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of stalking, sexual battery, or assault and battery of a family or household member from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides for a process by which a person convicted of such crime may petition the circuit court for a reinstatement of his right to possess or transport a firearm and the factors a court shall consider in determining such reinstatement.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 0-N)
Last Action Date: February 3, 2020
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Barbara Favola (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2020 | Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104748D |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 2020 | 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 |
| Senate: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 0-N) | 02/3/2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
