Virginia House Bill 1055 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-12 - House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety

Possession of firearms by certain persons who have had parental rights terminated; penalty. Prohibits a person who has had his parental rights terminated based upon a finding of aggravated circumstances from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The bill defines aggravated circumstances as torture, chronic or severe abuse, or chronic or severe sexual abuse of a child of the parent or a child with whom the parent resided at the time such conduct occurred. A violation of this section would be a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Firearms; possession by certain persons who have had parental rights terminated.

Del. Robert Brink [D]

Del. David Englin [D]

Del. David Poisson [D]

Del. James Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-02-12		House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
2008-01-09		House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2008-01-09		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085911720

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB1055