Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB791
Legislation Overview
Title: Pneumatic guns; Class 6 felony to possess.
Subject: Appropriations: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Weapons
Description: Pneumatic guns; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony to possess a pneumatic gun upon (i) the property of any child day center or public, private, or religious preschool or elementary, middle, or high school, including buildings and grounds; (ii) that portion of any property open to the public and then exclusively used for school-sponsored functions or extracurricular activities while such functions or activities are taking place; or (iii) any school bus owned or operated by any such school.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 13, 2024
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Rozia Henson (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Marty Martinez (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Irene Shin (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (5 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Left in Public Safety |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Rereferred to Public Safety |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
| House | Feb 6, 2024 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24106359D-H2 |
| House | Jan 31, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 26, 2024 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| House | Jan 26, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Jan 26, 2024 | Committee substitute printed 24106299D-H1 |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 4-N) |
| House | Jan 19, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104704D |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 2, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 26, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 9, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for HB791 Public Safety, Firearms | Substitute for HB791 Public Safety, Firearms | Jan 25, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 4-N) | 01/25/2024 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) | 01/26/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) | 01/31/2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N) | 02/2/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
