VA HB2 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, or was manufactured before July 1, 2024. The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, or transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person younger than 21 years of age to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, transport, or transfer an assault firearm regardless of the date of manufacture of such assault firearm.

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Title

Assault firearms & certain ammunition, etc.; purchase, possession, sale, transfer, etc., prohibited.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 47-N) (Y: 50 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 4-N) (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) (Y: 51 N: 49 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 9-N) (Y: 11 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-17HouseHouse sustained Governor's veto
2024-03-26 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-08SenateSigned by President
2024-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-07HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2ER)
2024-03-07HouseEnrolled
2024-03-01HouseVOTE: Adoption (50-Y 47-N)
2024-03-01HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 24107889D-S1 (50-Y 47-N)
2024-02-28SenatePassed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N)
2024-02-28SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2S1
2024-02-28SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24107889D-S1
2024-02-28SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-02-28SenateRead third time
2024-02-27SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
2024-02-27SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-19SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-19SenateCommittee substitute printed 24107889D-S1
2024-02-19SenateReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 4-N)
2024-02-05SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-02HouseVOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
2024-02-02HouseRead third time and passed House (51-Y 49-N)
2024-02-01HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB2H1
2024-02-01HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24105958D-H1
2024-02-01HouseRead second time
2024-01-31HouseRead first time
2024-01-29HouseCommittee substitute printed 24105958D-H1
2024-01-29HouseReported from Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
2024-01-24HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2024-01-21HouseAssigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2024-01-19HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-19HouseReported from Public Safety (11-Y 9-N)
2024-01-18HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-18HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
2024-01-13HouseAssigned PS sub: Firearms
2023-11-20HouseReferred to Committee on Public Safety
2023-11-20HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101034D

Same As/Similar To

SB2 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
152915.5(n/a)See Bill Text
182287.4:1(n/a)See Bill Text
182287.4:2(n/a)See Bill Text
182308.09(n/a)See Bill Text
182308.1:9(n/a)See Bill Text
182308.2:1(n/a)See Bill Text
182308.2:2(n/a)See Bill Text
182308.2:3(n/a)See Bill Text
182308.2:5(n/a)See Bill Text
182308.7(n/a)See Bill Text
182309.1(n/a)See Bill Text
192386.28(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB2
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB2H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB2S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB2ER+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105958D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24105958D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB2AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2F160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2FH1160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2FH1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2FS1160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1501V0007+HB0002
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H15V0006+HB0002
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0207V0001+HB0002
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H02V0012+HB0002
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0203+HB0002
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0203+HB0002
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0698HB0002+HB0002
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0364+HB0002
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0736HB0002+HB0002
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1385+HB0002

Bill Comments

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