Virginia House Bill 12

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on December 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-26 - Incorporated by Public Safety
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of handguns; child safety warning required; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person, other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for such handgun and the handgun is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a label affixed to the gun and on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the handgun, that handguns should be locked and kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement and governmental agencies.

Handguns; firearm locking device required for sale or transfer, child safety warning required.

Del. Michael Jones [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D]
Del. Holly Seibold [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-26	House	Incorporated by Public Safety
2024-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB158-McClure) by voice vote
2024-01-13	House	Assigned PS sub: Firearms
2023-12-07	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2023-12-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101659D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	56.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB12
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB12+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB12F122+PDF