Virginia House Bill 1992 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Passed on April 15 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-15 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms following conviction for assault and battery of a family or household member; penalties. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of assault and battery of a family or household member, as defined in the bill, from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The prohibition expires three years after the date of conviction, at which point the person's firearms rights are restored, unless he receives another disqualifying conviction. A person who violates the provisions of the bill is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms following conviction for assault and battery of a family or household member; penalties. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of assault and battery of a family or household member, as defined in the bill, from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The prohibition expires three years after the date of conviction, at which point the person's firearms rights are restored, unless he receives another disqualifying conviction. A person who violates the provisions of the bill is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Firearms; purchase, etc., following conviction for assault and battery of a family member.

Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]
Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]
Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2021-04-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #3 (14-Y 26-N) (Y: 14 N: 26 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-04-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendations #1, #2 (12-Y 28-N) (Y: 12 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-04-07 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N) (Y: 54 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) (Y: 52 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) (Y: 54 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (10-Y 9-N) (Y: 10 N: 9 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-15		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555)
2021-04-15		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 555 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-04-07		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 7, 2021
2021-04-07	Senate	Communicated to Governor
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #3 (14-Y 26-N)
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendations #1, #2 (12-Y 28-N)
2021-04-07	House	VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)
2021-04-07	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (54-Y 45-N)
2021-04-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-03-31	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
2021-02-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-25	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-25	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1992ER)
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled
2021-02-22	House	VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N)
2021-02-22	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200284D-S2 (52-Y 46-N)
2021-02-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N)
2021-02-18	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1992S2
2021-02-18	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21200284D-S2
2021-02-18	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-18	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 21200021D-S1
2021-02-18	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-18	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2021-02-18	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-17	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
2021-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200284D-S2
2021-02-15	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200021D-S1
2021-02-15	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
2021-02-10	Senate	Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-01	House	VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
2021-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
2021-01-29	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1992H2
2021-01-29	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103901D-H2
2021-01-29	House	Read second time
2021-01-28	House	Read first time
2021-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 21103901D-H2
2021-01-27	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2021-01-26	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-26	House	Motion to refer to committee agreed to
2021-01-26	House	Floor substitute printed 21103651D-H1 (Murphy)
2021-01-25	House	Read first time
2021-01-22	House	Reported from Public Safety (10-Y 9-N)
2021-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned PS sub: Firearms
2021-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2021-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100815D

HB1992 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.09	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.1:8	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.2:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.2:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.2:3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	386.28	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1992
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1992+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1992H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1992H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1992S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1992S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1992ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0555+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200021D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200284D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1992AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992F160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992FH1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992FH2160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992FH2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992FS1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992FS2160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992FS2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1992FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1501C0001+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H15C0007+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H08C0123+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1301+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03C0128+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03V0042+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05V0047+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0114HB1992+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0172HB1992+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1833+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2072+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0621HB1992+HB1992
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0622HB1992+HB1992