Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1083
Legislation Overview
Title: Minors; allowing access to firearms, Class 1 misdemeanor.
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 14 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 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: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742)
Last Action Date: April 6, 2020
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: C.E. Hayes (D); Hala Ayala (D); Jeffrey Bourne (D); Eileen Filler-Corn (D); Patrick Hope (D); Mark Levine (D); Alfonso Lopez (D); Ibraheem Samirah (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 8% (8 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742) | |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 742 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| House | Mar 12, 2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| House | Mar 6, 2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2020 | Signed by President |
| House | Mar 5, 2020 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 5, 2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1083ER) |
| House | Feb 28, 2020 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108859D-S1 (55-Y 43-N) |
| House | Feb 28, 2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 28, 2020 | VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 43-N) |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108859D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2020 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2020 | Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1083S1 |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108859D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2020 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Jan 30, 2020 | VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) |
| House | Jan 30, 2020 | Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N) |
| House | Jan 29, 2020 | Passed by temporarily |
| House | Jan 29, 2020 | Read second time |
| House | Jan 29, 2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1083H1 |
| House | Jan 29, 2020 | Pending question ordered |
| House | Jan 29, 2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106627D-H1 |
| House | Jan 28, 2020 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 24, 2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106627D-H1 |
| House | Jan 24, 2020 | Incorporates HB72 (Kory) |
| House | Jan 24, 2020 | Incorporates HB463 (Hayes) |
| House | Jan 24, 2020 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 7, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 7, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102956D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Apr 6, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Mar 5, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 24, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 24, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) | 01/24/2020 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) | 01/30/2020 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) | 02/24/2020 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 02/25/2020 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) | 02/26/2020 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 43-N) | 02/28/2020 | 55 | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
