VA HB408 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Right to keep and bear arms. Codifies the opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), that the right to keep and bear arms conferred by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Virginia is an individual right.
Title
Right to keep & bear arms; codifies opinion of Supreme Court of the U.S. in D.C. v. Heller.
Sponsors
| Del. Mark Cole [R] | Sen. Emily Brewer [R] | Del. Matt Fariss [R] | Del. Dave LaRock [R] |
| Del. Tony Wilt [R] | Del. Thomas Wright [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-15 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2018-01-05 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2018-01-05 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101275D |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB408 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB408+hil |
