Firearms; purchase, possession, etc., following certain convictions, penalty. (HB1288)
Introduced By
Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean) with support from co-patron Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
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, assault and battery of a family or household member, or assault and battery when the person intentionally selects the person against whom a simple assault is committed because of his race, religious conviction, color, or national origin 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. This bill incorporated HB 78, HB 459, and HB 900. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2020 | Committee |
| 01/08/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102171D |
| 01/08/2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 01/09/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1288) |
| 01/27/2020 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| 02/04/2020 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/04/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| 02/07/2020 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20107549D-H1 |
| 02/07/2020 | Incorporates HB78 (Kory) |
| 02/07/2020 | Incorporates HB900 (Levine) |
| 02/07/2020 | Incorporates HB459 (Sullivan) |
| 02/09/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/10/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1288H1) |
| 02/10/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/10/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20107549D-H1 |
| 02/10/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1288H1 |
| 02/11/2020 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) |
| 02/11/2020 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1288H1) |
| 02/12/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/12/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/24/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |