Virginia House Bill 78 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on December 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Public Safety
Pending: House Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Purchase, possession, and transport of firearms following certain convictions; permit to restore rights; penalty. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor violation of assault and battery of a family or household member from possessing or transporting a firearm. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides for a process by which a person convicted of such crime may petition the circuit court for a reinstatement of his right to possess or transport a firearm.

Firearms; purchase, possession, and transporting following certain convictions.

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Del. Karrie Delaney [D]

Del. Mark Levine [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-11	House	Left in Public Safety
2020-02-04	House	Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1288-Murphy) by voice vote
2020-01-27	House	Assigned PS sub: Firearms
2019-12-07	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2019-12-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100165D

HB1288 (Similar To) 2020-02-24 - Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 3-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.09	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.1:6	(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?201+sum+HB78
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB78+hil