Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB546
Legislation Overview
Title: Possession or transportation of firearms following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons: Misdemeanors: Firearms
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes; penalty. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of misdemeanor sexual battery or assault and battery where the victim is 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.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: December 2, 2016
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: Barbara Favola (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Dec 2, 2016 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2016 | Continued to 2017 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103693D |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 13, 2016 | 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: Continued to 2017 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
