VA HB22 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0163)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of auto sears; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of an auto sear, defined in the bill as a device, other than a trigger activator, for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides for the forfeiture of any auto sear concealed, possessed, transported, or carried in violation of the prohibition.

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Title

Auto sears and trigger activators; prohibition on manufacture, importation, sale, etc., penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 2-N) (Y: 89 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N) (Y: 27 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (92-Y 0-N) (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0163)
2024-03-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 163 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-08SenateSigned by President
2024-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-07HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB22ER)
2024-03-07HouseEnrolled
2024-03-04HouseVOTE: Adoption (89-Y 2-N)
2024-03-04HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 24107867D-S1 (89-Y 2-N)
2024-03-01SenatePassed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N)
2024-03-01SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB22S1
2024-03-01SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24107867D-S1
2024-03-01SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-03-01SenateRead third time
2024-02-29SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-28SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
2024-02-19SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-19SenateCommittee substitute printed 24107867D-S1
2024-02-19SenateReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
2024-02-05SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-02HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (92-Y 0-N)
2024-02-02HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (92-Y 0-N)
2024-02-01HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB22H1
2024-02-01HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24105447D-H1
2024-02-01HouseRead second time
2024-01-31HouseRead first time
2024-01-29HouseReported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2024-01-24HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-21HouseAssigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2024-01-19HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-19HouseCommittee substitute printed 24105447D-H1
2024-01-19HouseReported from Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2024-01-18HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-18HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
2024-01-13HouseAssigned PS sub: Firearms
2023-12-13HouseReferred to Committee on Public Safety
2023-12-13HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101228D

Same As/Similar To

SB210 (Similar To) 2024-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0164)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182308.5:2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB22
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB22+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB22H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB22S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB22ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0163+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105447D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24105447D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24107867D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB22F160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB22F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB22FH1160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB22FH1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB22FS1160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB22FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB22FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1501V0002+HB0022
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H15V0005+HB0022
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0207V0002+HB0022
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H02V0005+HB0022
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0196+HB0022
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0204+HB0022
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0471+HB0022
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0819HB0022+HB0022
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0857HB0022+HB0022
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1457+HB0022

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