Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB49
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 (CHAP0049)
Last Action Date: February 26, 2016
Companion Bill: HB1391
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Janet Howell; Dave Marsden; Adam Ebbin; Barbara Favola;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (4 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0049) | |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 49 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/22/16 |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB49ER) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2016 | Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| Feb 22, 2016 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 29, 2016 | |
| House | Feb 19, 2016 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 19, 2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 19, 2016 | Passed House with amendment (95-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 19, 2016 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| House | Feb 19, 2016 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| House | Feb 18, 2016 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Feb 17, 2016 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Feb 17, 2016 | Motion to reconsider pass by until Friday, February 19, 2016 agreed to |
| House | Feb 16, 2016 | Passed by until Friday, February 19, 2016 |
| House | Feb 15, 2016 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 12, 2016 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (20-Y 1-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Passed Senate (31-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB49S2 |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Substitute by Senator Howell agreed to 16105191D-S2 |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Floor substitute printed 16105191D-S2 (Howell) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Committee substitute rejected 16104977D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2016 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2016 | Reported from Finance (13-Y 2-N) |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2016 | Committee substitute printed 16104977D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2016 | Rereferred to Finance |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2016 | Incorporates SB96 |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| Senate | Dec 16, 2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Dec 16, 2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100702D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Feb 26, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 22, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 5, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 1, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Dec 16, 2015 | 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
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 2-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 6-N)
Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (20-Y 1-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N)
Senate: Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
