Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB642
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery of a family or household member, etc.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Assault and Battery: Firearms
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. Adds to the existing definition of "family or household member" a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2024, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 17, 2024
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Russet Perry (D); Barbara Favola (D); Saddam Salim (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Passed in enrolled form rejected (22-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Senate sustained Governor's veto |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2024 | Requires 2/3 members present |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2024 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2024 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 28, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB642ER) |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2024 | Title replaced 24107834D-H1 |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2024 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N 1-A) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Passed House with substitute (52-Y 47-N 1-A) |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB642H1 |
| House | Feb 21, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24107834D-H1 |
| House | Feb 20, 2024 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 16, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24107834D-H1 |
| House | Feb 16, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 16, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 16, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 15, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 15, 2024 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 15, 2024 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2024 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB642S1 |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Committee substitute agreed to 24107066D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2024 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24107066D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Incorporates SB319 (Salim) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2024 | Presented and ordered printed 24105186D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 28, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 16, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 5, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 11, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice | Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice | Feb 16, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for SB642 for S-Courts of Justice | Substitute for SB642 for S-Courts of Justice | Feb 5, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Governors veto explanation | Governors veto explanation | Dec 17, 2017 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) | 02/5/2024 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 02/7/2024 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | 02/8/2024 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 02/12/2024 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) | 02/16/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N) | 02/16/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N 1-A) | 02/21/2024 | 52 | 47 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) | 02/23/2024 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (22-Y 18-N) | 04/17/2024 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
