Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1391
Legislation Overview
Title: Protective orders; possession of firearms, penalty.
Description: Protective orders; possession of firearms; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony for a person who is subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) for family abuse to possess a firearm while the order is in effect. The bill also provides that such person may continue to possess and transport a firearm for 24 hours after being served with the order for the purposes of selling or transferring the firearm to another person. Under current law, it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person subject to a protective order to purchase or transport a firearm.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0048)
Last Action Date: February 26, 2016
Companion Bill: SB49
Sponsors
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28 sponsors: Kathleen Murphy; Eileen Filler-Corn; John Bell; Jennifer Boysko; David Bulova; Betsy Carr; Daun Hester; William Howell; Timothy Hugo; Matthew James; Kaye Kory; Paul Krizek; James LeMunyon; Mark Levine; Joesph Lindsey; Alfonso Lopez; Mason Montgomery; Jennifer McClellan; Delores McQuinn; Kenneth Plum; Marcia Price; Sam Rasoul; Richard Sullivan; Luke Torian; David Toscano; Roslyn Tyler; Jeion Ward; Vivian Watts;
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 28% (28 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0048) | |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 48 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/22/16 |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1391ER) |
| Feb 22, 2016 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 29, 2016 | |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N 2-A) |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 10, 2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 10, 2016 | Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1391EH1 |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Amendment by Delegate Murphy agreed to |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105189D-H1 |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 9, 2016 | Printed as engrossed 16105189D-EH1 |
| House | Feb 8, 2016 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 5, 2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105189D-H1 |
| House | Feb 5, 2016 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 1-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2016 | Presented and ordered printed 16104976D |
| House | Feb 1, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Feb 1, 2016 | Introduced at the request of Governor |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Feb 26, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 22, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Feb 9, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 5, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 1, 2016 | 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
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
