VA HB4006 | 2019 | 1st Special Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Introduced on July 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-07-09 - Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety with letter to Crime Commission (12-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on July 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-07-09 - Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety with letter to Crime Commission (12-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
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 18 is guilty of a Class 6 felony. 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. The bill establishes an appropriation for the fiscal impact of the bill and authorizes the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget to allocate such appropriation among the agencies and programs impacted by the bill.
Title
Firearms; allowing access to minors, penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2019-07-09 - House - House: Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-09 | House | Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety with letter to Crime Commission (12-Y 9-N) |
2019-07-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
2019-07-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 07/09/19 19200143D |