Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB65
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; willful discharge resulting in permanent physical impairment, Class 6 felony.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons
Description: Reckless handling of firearms; penalty. Provides that any person who recklessly handles a firearm and through such reckless handling causes the serious bodily injury of another person resulting in permanent and significant physical impairment is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)
Last Action Date: March 31, 2014
Companion Bill: HB810
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Henry L. Marsh III;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 31, 2014 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444) | |
| Mar 31, 2014 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (effective 7/1/14) | |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2014 | Signed by President |
| House | Mar 7, 2014 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2014 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB65ER) |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2014 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14105217D-H1 |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Read third time |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2014 | Title replaced 14105217D-H1 |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2014 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB65H1 |
| House | Mar 5, 2014 | Read second time |
| House | Mar 3, 2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
| House | Mar 3, 2014 | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 28, 2014 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| House | Feb 26, 2014 | Committee substitute printed 14105217D-H1 |
| House | Feb 26, 2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 26, 2014 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Feb 24, 2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 24, 2014 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Feb 18, 2014 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| House | Feb 12, 2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 12, 2014 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 12, 2014 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2014 | Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2014 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2014 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB65S1 |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104041D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2014 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2014 | Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104041D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2014 | Rereferred to Finance |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) |
| Senate | Dec 19, 2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100105D |
| Senate | Dec 19, 2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 31, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 26, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 15, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Dec 19, 2013 | 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: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
