Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2235
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; increases penalties for use, display, or discharge during commission of certain felonies.
Subject: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons
Description: Use, display, or discharge of firearm in committing felony. Increases (exclusively mandatory minimum) penalties for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies from three to four years for a first offense and from five to six years for a second or subsequent offense.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to pass in House
Last Action Date: February 23, 2013
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: L. Scott Lingamfelter;
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 23, 2013 | Failed to pass in House |
| House | Feb 23, 2013 | No further action taken |
| House | Feb 21, 2013 | Conferees appointed by House |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2013 | Senators: Garrett, McDougle, Stuart |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2013 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| House | Feb 21, 2013 | House acceded to request |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2013 | Senate requested conference committee |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2013 | Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2013 | Delegates: Lingamfelter, Merricks, Surovell |
| House | Feb 21, 2013 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2013 | Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N) |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2013 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 20, 2013 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2013 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2013 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2013 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2013 | Reading of amendment waived |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2013 | Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2013 | Rereferred to Finance |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2013 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 5, 2013 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 5, 2013 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 4, 2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104019D-H1 |
| House | Feb 4, 2013 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2235H1 |
| House | Feb 4, 2013 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 2, 2013 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 1, 2013 | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 31, 2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 29, 2013 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| House | Jan 25, 2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104019D-H1 |
| House | Jan 25, 2013 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 25, 2013 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 23, 2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 23, 2013 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 23, 2013 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
| House | Jan 13, 2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 13, 2013 | Presented and ordered printed 13100098D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 25, 2013 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2013 | 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: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
