Firearms; reporting lost or stolen, civil penalty. (HB325)

Introduced By

Del. Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Reporting lost or stolen firearms; civil penalty. Repeals the requirement that, if a firearm is lost or stolen from a person who lawfully possessed it, such person shall report the loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department of State Police within 48 hours after such person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personal knowledge of the loss or theft. Under current law, a violation is punishable by a civil penalty of not more than $250. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/11/2022Committee
01/11/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102189D
01/11/2022Referred to Committee on Public Safety
01/19/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB325)
02/01/2022Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
02/03/2022Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
02/04/2022Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2022Read first time
02/09/2022Read second time and engrossed
02/10/2022Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
02/10/2022VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2022Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2022Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
02/28/2022Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)