Firearms; felon sharing residence with person who legally possesses. [HB-1792]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Possession of firearms; shared residence. Exempts a person prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a felony conviction from such prohibition if he is in constructive possession of a firearm owned by another person by virtue of sharing a residence with such other person who lawfully possesses a firearm, provided that he is not in actual possession of the firearm.
HB-1792: Firearms; felon sharing residence with person who legally possesses.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. Matthew Fariss
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
Restoration of firearms rights; report to State Police. [HB-1745]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Restoration of firearms rights; report to State Police. Provides a mechanism for reporting to the Department of State Police when a circuit court restores a felon's right to possess, transport, and carry a firearm, ammunition for a firearm, or a stun weapon. The bill provides that if a court enters an order restoring a felon's right, the order shall contain the felon's name and date of birth and the clerk of the court shall certify and forward the restoration order to the Central Criminal Records Exchange (CCRE). The bill provides that the Department
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HB-1745: Restoration of firearms rights; report to State Police.
Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Rush
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
Firearms; administration of machine gun registry, nonresident concealed handgun permits. [SB-1049]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Firearms; administration of machine gun registry, Firearms; administration of machine gun registry, nonresident concealed handgun permits, and criminal history record checks. Requires any person registered to possess a machine gun to notify the Department of State Police (the Department) of a change of address within 30 days of such change. The bill reduces the number of photographs that an applicant for a nonresident concealed handgun permit must submit from two to one. The bill requires the form provided by the Department for a dealer to obtain
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Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties. [HB-1758]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk; penalties. Creates a procedure by which an attorney for the Commonwealth or law-enforcement officer may apply to a circuit court judge for a warrant to remove firearms from a person who poses a substantial risk of injury to himself or others. If firearms are seized pursuant to such warrant, the bill requires a court hearing within 14 days from execution of the warrant to determine whether the firearms should be returned or retained by law enforcement. Seized firearms may be retained by court
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HB-1758: Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Sullivan
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
Law-enforcement immunity; storage of firearms. [HB-1706]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Law-enforcement immunity; storage of firearms. Shields from civil or criminal liability any law-enforcement agency or law-enforcement officer that stores, possesses, or transports a firearm with the consent of a person prohibited from possessing a firearm because he is subject to a protective order for any damage, deterioration, loss, or theft of such firearm. The bill does not require any law-enforcement agency or law-enforcement officer to take possession of any firearm.
HB-1706: Law-enforcement immunity; storage of firearms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eileen Filler-Corn
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
Firearms; carrying in public while intoxicated, etc., penalty. [HB-1700]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Firearms; alcohol; penalties. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person who is intoxicated or under the influence of illegal drugs to carry a loaded firearm on or about his person in a public place and that a person found guilty is ineligible to apply for a concealed handgun permit for a period of five years. Current law provides that such prohibition applies only to persons permitted to carry a concealed handgun. The bill also creates a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person who carries a loaded firearm on or about his person onto the premises
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HB-1700: Firearms; carrying in public while intoxicated, etc., penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Marshall
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
Firearms; restricting access to children, Class 1 misdemeanor. [HB-1684]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Restricting access to firearms by children; mental state; penalty. Removes the requirement that conduct required for a conviction of unlawfully leaving a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any child under the age of 14 be reckless. The bill increases the penalty for such violation from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanor.
HB-1684: Firearms; restricting access to children, Class 1 misdemeanor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
Prohibited public carrying of certain firearms; penalty. [HB-1683]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibited public carrying of certain firearms; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of a loaded shotgun or rifle in places open to the public in certain cities and counties. Current law prohibits the carrying in such locations of certain loaded firearms with high capacity magazines, silencers, folding stock, or long ammunition or a loaded shotgun with a magazine that will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered. The bill adds the City of Roanoke to the list of cities in which the carrying of such firearms is prohibited.
HB-1683: Prohibited public carrying of certain firearms; penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
Protective orders; possession of firearms; felony. [SB-1039]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Protective orders; possession of firearms; felony. 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 subjecting another person to an act of violence, force, or threat to possess a firearm while the order is in effect, which is equivalent to the existing penalty for possession of a firearm by a person subject to a permanent protective order for family abuse. The bill also provides that such person may continue to possess and transport
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SB-1039: Protective orders; possession of firearms; felony.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (11-y 5-n) on 01/31/2017
Public schools; student discipline. [SB-997]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Public schools; student discipline. Prohibits students in preschool through grade three from being suspended for more than 10 days or expelled except for drug offenses, firearm offenses, certain criminal acts, or if the underlying conduct involves other weapons, inappropriate sexual behavior, or serious bodily injury.
SB-997: Public schools; student discipline.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Vote: Defeated (46-y 50-n) on 02/20/2017
Muzzleloader firearms; definition. [SB-953]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Muzzleloader firearms; definition. Incorporates the Virginia criminal law definition of a muzzleloader into the current statutory definitions of muzzleloading pistol, muzzleloading rifle, and muzzleloading shotgun located in Title 29.1 (Game, Inland Fisheries and Boating).
SB-953: Muzzleloader firearms; definition.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ruff
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0161) on 02/23/2017
Firearm transfers; penalties. [SB-915]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Firearm transfers; penalties. Creates a Class 3 misdemeanor for a person who is not a licensed dealer but who conducts business as a merchant of firearms to sell a firearm without a background check conducted by a federally licensed dealer. The bill exempts transfers to family members, to personal friends, by inheritance, by operation of law, or for a temporary purpose.
SB-915: Firearm transfers; penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (9-y 6-n) on 01/23/2017
Student discipline; suspension or expulsion of students in preschool through grade five. [HB-1536]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Public schools; student discipline. Prohibits students in preschool through grade three from being suspended for more than five school days or expelled except for drug offenses, firearm offenses, or certain criminal acts.
HB-1536: Student discipline; suspension or expulsion of students in preschool through grade five.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Failed To Pass on 02/25/2017