Protective orders; possession of firearms, surrender or transfer of firearms, penalty. (SB479)
Introduced By
Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston) with support from co-patron Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Protective orders; possession of firearms; surrender or transfer of firearms; penalty. Prohibits any person subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) from knowingly possessing a firearm while the order is in effect, provided that for a period of 24 hours after being served with a protective order such person may continue to possess such firearm for the purposes of selling or transferring it to any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm. A violation of this provision is a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides that a court shall order a person subject to a permanent protective order to (i) within 24 hours, surrender any firearm possessed by such person to a designated local law-enforcement agency or sell or transfer any firearm possessed by such person to a dealer or to any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm and (ii) certify in writing that such person does not possess any firearms or that all firearms possessed by such person have been surrendered, sold, or transferred and file such certification with the clerk of the court that entered the protective order within 48 hours after being served with a protective order. The bill provides that any person who willfully fails to certify in writing in accordance with this section that all firearms possessed by such person have been surrendered, sold, or transferred or that such person does not possess any firearms is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides procedures for designating a local law-enforcement agency to receive and store firearms, as well as a process to return such surrendered firearms. The bill also makes it a Class 4 felony for any person to sell, barter, give, or furnish any firearm to any person he knows is prohibited from possessing or transporting a firearm who is subject to a permanent protective order. This bill incorporates SB 372 and is identical to HB 1004. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103357D |
01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
01/08/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB479) |
01/08/2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
01/22/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB479) |
01/22/2020 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
01/22/2020 | Incorporates SB372 (Saslaw) |
01/22/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106476D-S1 |
01/23/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB479S1) |
01/24/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB479S1) |
01/27/2020 | Read second time |
01/27/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/27/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106476D-S1 |
01/27/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB479S1 |
01/28/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/18/2020 | Read first time |
02/18/2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
02/21/2020 | Reported from Public Safety with amendment (15-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2020 | Read second time |
02/25/2020 | Floor substitute printed 20108989D-H1 (Mullin) |
02/26/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB479H1) |
02/26/2020 | Read third time |
02/26/2020 | Committee amendment rejected |
02/26/2020 | Substitute by Delegate Mullin agreed to 20108989D-H1 |
02/26/2020 | Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB479H1 |
02/26/2020 | Passed House with substitute (56-Y 41-N) |
02/26/2020 | VOTE: Passage (56-Y 41-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB479H1) |
02/28/2020 | Passed by for the day |
03/02/2020 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2020 | Title replaced 20108989D-S1 |
03/06/2020 | Enrolled |
03/06/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB479ER) |
03/06/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB479ER) |
03/06/2020 | Signed by President |
03/06/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
04/11/2020 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/22/2020 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 18-N) (see vote tally) |
04/22/2020 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (50-Y 42-N) |
04/22/2020 | VOTE: (50-Y 42-N) |
04/22/2020 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/22/2020 | Reenrolled |
04/22/2020 | Reenrolled bill text (SB479ER2) |
04/22/2020 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/22/2020 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/22/2020 | Enacted, Chapter 1260 (effective 7/1/20) |
04/22/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1260) |
05/01/2020 | VOTE: (50-Y 42-N) |