Virginia House Bill 459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Public Safety
Pending: House Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Possession or transportation of firearms following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes; restoration of rights; penalty. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of assault and battery when the person intentionally selects the person against whom a simple assault is committed because of his race, religious conviction, color, or national origin from possessing or transporting a firearm. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides for a process by which a person convicted of such crimes may petition the circuit court for a reinstatement of his right to possess or transport a firearm.

Firearms; possession or transportation following certain crimes.

Del. Richard Sullivan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-11	House	Left in Public Safety
2020-02-04	House	Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1288-Murphy) by voice vote
2020-01-27	House	Assigned PS sub: Firearms
2020-01-03	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2020-01-03	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101863D

HB1288 (Similar To) 2020-02-24 - Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (12-Y 3-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	308.09	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.1:6	(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
19	2	386.28	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB459
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB459+hil