Virginia House Bill 2 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, or was manufactured before July 1, 2024. The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, or transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person younger than 21 years of age to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, transport, or transfer an assault firearm regardless of the date of manufacture of such assault firearm.

Assault firearms & certain ammunition, etc.; purchase, possession, sale, transfer, etc., prohibited.

Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Michael Feggans [D]
Del. Adele McClure [D]	Del. Bonita Anthony [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]	Del. David Bulova [D]
Del. Katrina Callsen [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D]	Del. Debra Gardner [D]
Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Phil Hernandez [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]
Del. Michael Jones [D]	Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]	Del. Amy Laufer [D]	Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]
Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. Atoosa Reaser [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Don Scott [D]	Del. Holly Seibold [D]
Del. Briana Sewell [D]	Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]
Del. Kannan Srinivasan [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]
Del. Vivian Watts [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 47-N) (Y: 50 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 4-N) (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) (Y: 51 N: 49 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 9-N) (Y: 11 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-17	House	House sustained Governor's veto
2024-03-26		Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2024-03-11		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2024-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2024-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2ER)
2024-03-07	House	Enrolled
2024-03-01	House	VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 47-N)
2024-03-01	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107889D-S1 (50-Y 47-N)
2024-02-28	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N)
2024-02-28	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2S1
2024-02-28	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 24107889D-S1
2024-02-28	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2024-02-28	Senate	Read third time
2024-02-27	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
2024-02-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-19	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-19	Senate	Committee substitute printed 24107889D-S1
2024-02-19	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 4-N)
2024-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-02	House	VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
2024-02-02	House	Read third time and passed House (51-Y 49-N)
2024-02-01	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2H1
2024-02-01	House	Committee substitute agreed to 24105958D-H1
2024-02-01	House	Read second time
2024-01-31	House	Read first time
2024-01-29	House	Committee substitute printed 24105958D-H1
2024-01-29	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
2024-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2024-01-21	House	Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2024-01-19	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-19	House	Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 9-N)
2024-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
2024-01-13	House	Assigned PS sub: Firearms
2023-11-20	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2023-11-20	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101034D

SB2 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - Requires 2/3 members present

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	915.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	287.4:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	287.4:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.09	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.1:9	(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
18	2	308.2:5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	309.1	(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?241+sum+HB2
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB2H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB2S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB2ER+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105958D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24105958D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB2AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2F160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2FH1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2FS1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB2FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1501V0007+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H15V0006+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0207V0001+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H02V0012+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0203+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0203+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0698HB0002+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0364+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0736HB0002+HB0002
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1385+HB0002