Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB608
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; confiscation, reporting, and return by law enforcement.
Description: Confiscation, reporting, and return of firearms by law enforcement. Replaces current requirements that law-enforcement agencies report information regarding confiscated firearms to the Department of State Police with a requirement that such information be reported to a firearms tracing system maintained by the U.S. Department of Justice. The bill requires law-enforcement agencies to return stolen firearms to the rightful owner unless the person is prohibited from possessing the firearm or it is needed in a criminal prosecution.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214)
Last Action Date: March 1, 2016
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Bryce Reeves; John Cosgrove;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 1, 2016 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214) | |
| Mar 1, 2016 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 214 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2016 | Signed by President |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016 | |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2016 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/25/16 |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2016 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB608ER) |
| House | Feb 24, 2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2016 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 23, 2016 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 23, 2016 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 23, 2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 23, 2016 | Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House |
| House | Feb 23, 2016 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 23, 2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 19, 2016 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 18, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2016 | Assigned MPPS sub: #1 |
| House | Feb 3, 2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 3, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| House | Feb 3, 2016 | Read first time |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2016 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2016 | Presented and ordered printed 16103595D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 1, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 24, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2016 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
Link: link to state bill page
