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2024 SESSION

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HB 1174 Assault firearms; age requirement for purchase, penalty.

Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Purchase of certain firearms; age requirement; penalty. Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from purchasing a handgun or assault firearm, with exceptions for the purchase of an assault firearm by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, jail officer, or member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Virginia National Guard, or the National Guard of any other state. Accordingly, the bill prohibits a licensed dealer from selling, renting, trading, or transferring from his inventory a handgun or assault firearm to any person under 21 years of age. A violation of either prohibition is a Class 6 felony. The bill also expands the definition of "assault firearm" as the term applies to criminal history record information checks. This bill is identical to SB 327.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101081D  pdf | impact statements
• 01/26/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24106297D-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/19/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107870D-S1  pdf | impact statements
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1174ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Conference amendments
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/10/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101081D
• 01/10/24  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
• 01/19/24  House: Assigned PS sub: Firearms
• 01/25/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
• 01/25/24  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/26/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24106297D-H1
• 01/26/24  House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
• 01/26/24  House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
• 01/26/24  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/31/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
• 02/02/24  House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
• 02/06/24  House: Read first time
• 02/07/24  House: Read second time
• 02/07/24  House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106297D-H1
• 02/07/24  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1174H1
• 02/08/24  House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)
• 02/08/24  House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 46-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 5-N)
• 02/19/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107870D-S1
• 02/19/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/28/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
• 02/29/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/01/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107870D-S1
• 03/01/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1174S1
• 03/01/24  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
• 03/04/24  House: Senate substitute rejected by House 24107870D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
• 03/04/24  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
• 03/05/24  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/24  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/06/24  House: House acceded to request
• 03/06/24  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/06/24  House: Delegates: Sickles, McClure, Ennis
• 03/07/24  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senators: Salim, Deeds, Jordan
• 03/07/24  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 03/07/24  House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 45-N)
• 03/07/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 45-N)
• 03/08/24  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 03/25/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1174ER)
• 03/25/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/27/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
• 03/27/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/27/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/24  House: House sustained Governor's veto