Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties. (HB509)
Introduced By
Del. Marie March (R-Floyd) with support from 12 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. John Avoli (R-Staunton), Del. Mike Cherry (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper), Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun), Del. Chris Runion (R-Bridgewater), Del. Phil Scott (R-Spotsylvania), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall), Del. Bill Wiley (R-Winchester), Del. Scott Wyatt (R-Mechanicsville), Sen. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk; penalties. Repeals the procedure by which any attorney for the Commonwealth or law-enforcement officer may apply to a general district court, circuit court, or juvenile and domestic relations district court judge or magistrate for an emergency substantial risk order to prohibit a person who poses a substantial risk of injury to himself or others from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The bill also removes the substantial risk order registry for the entry of orders issued. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Committee |
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101051D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 01/20/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB509) |
| 02/03/2022 | Referred from Rules |
| 02/03/2022 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 02/09/2022 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 02/10/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) |
| 02/11/2022 | Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/14/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/14/2022 | Pending question ordered |
| 02/14/2022 | Engrossed by House (52-Y 46-N) |
| 02/14/2022 | VOTE: Engrossment (52-Y 46-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2022 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) |
| 02/15/2022 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/16/2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/28/2022 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
OPPOSE this bill that seeks to repeal so-called "Red Flag" law that allows guns to be removed from people posing a substantial risk of harm to others and themselves.