Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB581
Legislation Overview
Title: Minors; allowing access to firearms, Class 6 felony.
Description: Allowing access to firearms by minors; penalty. Provides that any person who recklessly leaves a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any person under the age of 18 is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Current law provides that any person who recklessly leaves a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any child under the age of 14 is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to report (defeated) in Judiciary (7-Y 8-N)
Last Action Date: February 3, 2020
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Janet Howell (D); Jennifer Boysko (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2020 | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20107458D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2020 | Failed to report (defeated) in Judiciary (7-Y 8-N) |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102952D |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 3, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 2020 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Judiciary (7-Y 8-N) | 02/3/2020 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
