VA SB85 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-22 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on November 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-22 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Stolen firearms; penalties. Creates or enhances penalties for crimes related to larceny of a firearm or use of a stolen firearm during the commission of a felony. The bill provides that it is (i) a Class 3 felony with a five-year mandatory minimum sentence to commit larceny of a firearm with the intent to sell or distribute and (ii) a Class 5 felony with a two-year mandatory minimum sentence to sell or distribute, attempt to sell or distribute, or possess with the intent to sell or distribute a stolen firearm. The bill adds a one-year mandatory minimum sentence to the crime of receiving a stolen firearm, which is a Class 6 felony. Finally, the bill increases the mandatory minimum sentences for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, if such firearm was stolen, from three years to five years for a first offense and from five years to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense.
Title
Stolen firearms; penalties.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-01-22 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N) |
2020-01-08 | Senate | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
2019-11-27 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
2019-11-27 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101248D |