Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB744
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm transfers to another person from a prohibited person.
Description: Firearm transfers to another person from a prohibited person. Provides that a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because such person is subject to a protective order or has been convicted of an assault and battery of a family or household member may transfer a firearm owned by such prohibited person to any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm, provided that such person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm is 21 years of age or older and does not reside with the person who is subject to the protective order. Under current law, there is no requirement that such transferee cannot be younger than 21 years of age and cannot reside with such prohibited person. The bill also provides that such prohibited person who transfers, sells, or surrenders a firearm pursuant to the provisions of the bill shall inform the clerk of the court of the name and address of the transferee, the federally licensed firearms dealer, or the law-enforcement agency in possession of the firearm and shall provide to the transferee a copy of the form certifying that such person does not possess any firearms or that all firearms possessed by such person have been surrendered, sold, or transferred. The bill also provides that a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because such person is subject to a protective order or has been convicted of an assault and battery of a family or household member shall be advised that a law-enforcement officer may obtain a search warrant to search for any firearms from such person if such law-enforcement officer has reason to believe that such person has not relinquished all firearms in his possession. This bill is identical to HB 1960.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Last Action Date: February 20, 2025
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Barbara Favola (D); Angelia Williams Graves (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 | |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB744) |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB744ER) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Passed House (50-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 11, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 7, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Nov 13, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Nov 13, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100612D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Nov 13, 2024 | 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 |
| Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N) | 01/13/2025 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) | 01/14/2025 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 01/17/2025 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) | 02/7/2025 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Passed House (50-Y 47-N) | 02/12/2025 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
