Virginia Senate Bill 221

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Use, display, or concealment of firearm in committing certain felonies; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of a separate felony if he carries about his person any pistol, shotgun, rifle, or other firearm that is hidden from common observation while committing or attempting to commit certain other felonies. The bill also increases from three to five years for a first offense and from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.

Firearms; use, display, or concealment in committing certain felonies, penalty.

Sen. Bill DeSteph [R]

Sen. Christie New Craig [R]

2024-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-29	Senate	Incorporated by Courts of Justice
2024-01-10	Senate	Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
2024-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102031D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	53.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB221
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB221+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB221F160+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0063+SB0221