Firearms
Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Gun violence; JLARC to study effects on communities. [SB-338]
Study; JLARC; effects of gun violence on communities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the social, physical, emotional, and economic effects of gun violence on communities across the Commonwealth. Study; JLARC; effects of gun violence on communities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the social, physical, emotional, and economic effects of gun violence on communities across the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lashrecse Aird
Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Gettr Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearms or explosive materials; carrying into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth. [HB-756]
Carrying a firearm or explosive material into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exception for highway rest areas. Provides that the prohibition on carrying a firearm or explosive material in any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth shall not apply to any highway rest area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Left In Public Safety on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty. [SB-368]
Storage of firearms in a residence where a minor or person prohibited from possessing a firearm is present; penalty. Requires any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is present to store such firearm and the ammunition for such firearm in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet that is inaccessible to such minor or prohibited person. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill exempts (i) any person in lawful
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault & battery against a person in dating relationship. [SB-319]
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following an assault and battery against a person in a dating relationship with the alleged offender, penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2024, for the offense of assault and battery against a person in a dating relationship, as defined in the bill, with the alleged offender or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Saddam Salim
Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/22/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Elections administration; prohibits possession of firearm within 100 feet of certain locations. [HB-939]
Elections administration; certain activities or conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting in person; prohibited possession of firearm within 100 feet of certain locations. Clarifies that the provisions of law prohibiting certain activities or conduct in and around a polling place shall also apply to locations where absentee voting in person is available. The bill also prohibits any person, with certain exceptions, from (i) knowingly carrying any firearm and (ii) knowingly doing so within 100 feet of the entrance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearms; purchase, possession, etc., following an assault and battery or stalking violation. [HB-798]
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following an assault and battery or stalking violation; prohibition period; penalty. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of assault and battery, assault and battery of a family or household member, or stalking from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The prohibition expires five years after the date of conviction, at which point the person's firearm rights are restored, unless he receives another disqualifying conviction. A person who violates the provisions of the bill is guilty
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearms; use, display, or concealment in committing certain felonies, penalty. [SB-221]
Use, display, or concealment of firearm in committing certain felonies; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of a separate felony if he carries about his person any pistol, shotgun, rifle, or other firearm that is hidden from common observation while committing or attempting to commit certain other felonies. The bill also increases from three to five years for a first offense and from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/29/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Firearms; contracts; prohibited practices [SCR-1007]
Firearms; contracts; prohibited practices
Sponsored by: Sen. Javan Mesnard
House Jud Committee Action: Do Pass, Voting: (6-3-0-0-0-0) on 03/06/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearms; waiting period for purchases, penalty. [SB-273]
Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Substantial risk orders or factors. [SB-258]
Substantial risk orders; substantial risk factors and considerations. Provides various factors that a judge or magistrate must consider for the purpose of determining probable cause prior to issuing an emergency substantial risk order or a substantial risk order. The bill provides that such factors shall include whether the person who is subject to the order (i) committed any acts of violence or criminal offenses resulting in injury to himself or another person within the six months prior to the filing of the petition; (ii) made any threats or used
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Requires 2/3 Members Present on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
School bd. policy; parental notification of responsibility of safe storage of firearms in household. [SB-225]
School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of firearms in the household. Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the local school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message within 30 calendar days succeeding the first day of each school year, of the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household, risks associated with improperly stored firearms, statistics relating to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 P.m., May 17, 2024 on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Virginia Center for, etc.; created. [HB-602]
Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention; Virginia Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; creation. Creates the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention (the Center) within the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund, to be administered by the Center, to replace the existing Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Price
Subcommittee Recommends Continuing To 2025 By Voice Vote on 02/07/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Home-based firearms dealers; prohibited near schools, penalties. [HB-585]
Home-based firearms dealers; prohibited near schools; penalties. Provides that no home-based firearms dealer, as defined in the bill, shall be engaged in the business of selling, trading, or transferring firearms at wholesale or retail within 1.5 miles of any elementary or middle school, including buildings and grounds. The bill provides that any person who willfully violates such prohibition is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor for a first offense and guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentences, penalty. [HB-553]
Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentences; penalty. Increases from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Obenshain
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentences, penalty. [SB-203]
Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentences; penalty. Increases from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christie New Craig
Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (9-y 6-n) on 01/29/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Auto sears and trigger activators; prohibition on manufacture, importation, sale, etc., penalty. [SB-210]
Manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of auto sears; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of an auto sear, defined in the bill as a device, other than a trigger activator, for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides for the forfeiture of any auto sear concealed, possessed, transported,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Suhas Subramanyam
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0164) on 03/26/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
School bd. policy; parental notification of responsibility of safe storage of firearms in household. [HB-498]
School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of firearms in the household. Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the local school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message within 30 calendar days succeeding the first day of each school year, of the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household, risks associated with improperly stored firearms, statistics relating to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Price
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearm/explosive material; carrying w/in Capitol Square or bldg. owned or leased by Commonwealth. [HB-454]
Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or explosive material within any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or agency thereof or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties that currently applies to any property owned or operated by a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Shelly Simonds
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery of a family or household member, etc. [HB-362]
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. Adds to the existing definition of "family or household member" a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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South Dakota 2024 Regular Session
Recognizing the Mitchell Friends of NRA as the largest Friends of NRA chapter in the state and celebrating the chapter's significant support of gun safety classes, hunter education courses, and youth shooting sports. [HM-8001]
Recognizing the Mitchell Friends of NRA as the largest Friends of NRA chapter in the state and celebrating the chapter's significant support of gun safety classes, hunter education courses, and youth shooting sports.
Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Jensen
Disapproved Pursuant To Jr 6h-4 S.j. 50 on 01/11/2024